- BBC News Timeline: Iran
A chronology of key events in Iran from 1907 until present.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/806268.stm
- BBC News: In Pictures - Iranian Revolution
Images from Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/04/middle_east_the_iranian_revolutio...
- C.I.A. in Iran, The
New York Times Special Report (free registration required). Classified documents detail the secret history of the C.I.A.'s efforts to overthrow the Iranian government in 1953.
www.nytimes.com/library/world/mideast/041600iran-cia-index.html
- Christ and Christianity in Persian Poetry
Book discusses about the history and influences of Christianity on Iran and Persian poetry.
www.farsinet.com/ChristInPersianPoetry
- Conference on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution 8/99
International symposium on the Iranian Constitutional Revolution will be held in Teheran, Iran, in August 1999. Lectures will be presented in Persian, English, and Japanese.
www.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/IAS/English/International/Others/Iranconference.html
- Cyrus the Great
First Achaemenian Emperor of Persia, who is belived to be the first head of state to issue a decree on the rights of nations.
www.oznet.net/cyrus
- Encyclopaedia of the Orient: Iran History
Includes a timeline of significant historical events.
www.i-cias.com/e.o/iran_5.htm
- Historical Map of Tehran
From 1947.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/tehran_iran_1947.jpg
- Historical Timeline
Presents a century of major events for Iran.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/iran_timeline.jpg
- Hostage Crisis@
dir.yahoo.com/.../1970s/Iranian_Hostage_Crisis
- Hoveyda, Amir Abbas (1919-1979)
Late Prime Minister of Iran.
www.hoveyda.org
- Iran Photo Album
Features a map of the country, facts, history, and images of ancient artifacts.
oznet.net/iran/frames3.htm
- Iran Timeline
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/iran_timeline.jpg
- Iran: A Brief History
Provides a concise, illustrated history of modern Iran from the Qajar Dynasty to the present day.
www.mideastweb.org/iranhistory.htm
- Iran: The Struggle For Change
In-depth feature from the BBC which considers democracy and reform, the role of youth and women, the media, the economy, and relations with the West.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/middle_east/2000/iran_elections/i...
- Iran: Virtual Library
Dedicated to the study of Iran's political, economic, and socio-cultural affairs. Includes maps, documents, and media.
ivl.8m.com
- Iranian Museums
Directory of museums.
www.bestirantravel.com/culture/museums.html
- Iranian Revolution Turned Against Women Who Supported It
By Tayana Marshall.
www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/95-2/issue5/iran.html
- Kadjar/Qajar Dynasty
History of the Persian dynasty that ruled from 1794 until the advent of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1925.
www.almanach.be/search/i/iran_kadjar1.html
- Khomeini, Ayatollah Ruhollah (1902-1989)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Khomeini__Ayatollah_Ruhollah__1902_1989_
- Pahlavi Dynasty (1925-1979)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../By_Subject/Royalty
- Pahlavi, Mohammed Reza (1919-1980)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Pahlavi__Mohammed_Reza__1919_1980_
- Pars Times: Iran History
Contains a database of resources organized by era from ancient Iran to present day.
www.parstimes.com/Iran_history.html
- Story of the Revolution
English text and Farsi audio that looks at the return of the Ayatollah Khomeini, one country with two governments, the last struggle of the army, and revolution day.
www.bbc.co.uk/persian/revolution
- The Iranian: Revolution: 1979-1999
Includes photos, audio files, Khomeini's declarations, and revolutionary slogans.
www.iranian.com/revolution.html
- Wikipedia: Iranian Monarchy
Hyperlinked article on the history of the Iranian monarchy from 1501 to the present.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_of_Iran
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