A view of a village consisting of mud buildings near Isfahan in Iran. At the crossroads a group of women can be seen winding cotton onto reels and in the distance a man guides two heavily-laden donkeys. (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images). February 1962
American first lady, Jackie Kennedy (1929–1994) (wife of US President John F. Kennedy), introduces her son, John Kennedy Jr. (1960–1999) to Farah, Empress Of Persia in the grounds of the White House. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1962
A member of the Embassy staff holds “Pune” the dachshund to say goodbye to Queen Farah Diba of Iran who is leaving in a limousine. (Photo by William H. Alden/Evening Standard/Getty Images). 1st May 1962
Reza, Crown Prince of Iran (right), sitting comfortably a gala parade to mark his fourth birthday at the Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, with his mother Queen Farah Dibah. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 5th November 1963
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran, 1965. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Seven-year old Ian Heggie, the son of Aston Martin's Deputy Managing Director, test drives a toy Aston Martin DB5, at the Iranian Embassy in London, 20th December 1966. The car, a model of the James Bond vehicle complete with replica gadgets, is to be given to Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran. The car is a personal gift from Aston Martin's owner Sir David Brown (1904–1993, standing, centre). On the right is Iranian ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
View of crowds in front of the Iran Pavillion at the 1967 World's Fair in Montreal, Canada, 1967. (Photo by Harvey Meston/Getty Images)
Miss Chirine Tahmassab, Iran's first woman foreign diplomat. (Photo by Clive Limpkin/Express/Getty Images). 17th February 1967
Muhammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran wearing the Pahlavi crown in procession through Golestan Palace after his coronation in Teheran. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 30th October 1967
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Persia, on holiday in St Moritz with his family; (left to right) Prince Reza (aged 8), Prince Ali Reza (aged 2), Empress Farah Diba, Princess Farahnaz (aged 5) and the Shah. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images). 6th February 1969
Kurdish troops on the Rawanuduz border, following the decision of its only ally Iran, to withdraw support for the Kurds in their fight for autonomy with Iraq. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). Circa 1970
A village of tents in Persepolis, where various heads of state will be housed during the celebration of the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian monarchy, 13th October 1971. (Photo by Ian Tyas/Keystone/Getty Images)
General Azhari, from Iran, General M. Sharif, from Pakistan, General N. Tagino, from Turkey, and Admiral Sir Peter Hill-Norton from the United Kingdom, in London for the 23rd meeting of the Cento Military Committee. (Photo by Douglas Miller/Keystone/Getty Images). 11th April 1972
Fleeing Kurdish tribesman who hope to reach the Iraqi borders and cross into Iran before the cease fire ends on the 1st April. They are gathering in a village near a pass leading to the border. (Photo by John Stathatos/Getty Images). 1974
A gun battle in Khorramshahr, in southwestern Iran, during the Iranian Revolution, 1979. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ayatollah Mahmoud Talaghani, one of the most militant of Iran's religious leaders, jailed for 40 years. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). January 1979
Thousands of supporters calling for the return of their religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini in the streets of Tehran. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1st January 1979
Thousands of the Ayatollah Khomeini's supporters on the streets of Tehran calling for the religious leader's return. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). January 1979
Armed women on guard and participating in Khordad in one of the main squares in Tehran at the beginning of the Iranian Revolution. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1979
The Iranian Islamic Republic Army demonstrates in solidarity with people in the street during the Iranian revolution. They are carrying posters of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the Iranian religious and political leader. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1979