The 1979 Iranian Revolution was one of the most stinging US setbacks of the Cold War era. A longtime ally that the United States depended on as a pillar of regional security, the Shah, gave way to a ...

It was a catastrophic foreign-policy failure that ultimately ended Jimmy Carter's presidency. What is not at all well known is that during much of that 14-month ordeal, the American government could ...

New depths to Jimmy Carter’s fecklessness have emerged through the declassification of State Department cables relating to the fall of the Shah of Iran. As reported by the BBC, the Ayatollah Khomeini, ...

Iranians opposed to their nation's Islamist rulers who seized power during the U.S. presidency of Jimmy Carter have reacted to his death at age 100 with a wave of criticism about his enduring impact ...

Jimmy Carter and the Shah: A look at the late president's complicated relationship with Iran ...

Current protests in Iran are reminiscent of the uprising in 1979 that forced the exodus of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and put the mullahs in charge. I was a reporter for Newsweek at the time, covering ...

President Jimmy Carter, seeking reelection in 1980, was under pressure to get tough with Iran, which was holding Americans hostage. Getty Images For many Americans, President Jimmy Carter’s legacy is ...

The recent passing of President Jimmy Carter prompts recollection of what I believe was one of his unfortunate legacies: His lack of support for our ally, the late Shah of Iran, which emboldened ...

Current protests in Iran are reminiscent of the uprising in 1979 that forced the exodus of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and put the mullahs in charge. I was a reporter for Newsweek at the time, covering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Jimmy Carter, seeking reelection in 1980, was under pressure to get tough with Iran, which was holding Americans hostage ...