Previously known as the Shah Mosque, the Imam Khomeini Mosque is one of Iran's most significant historical landmarks, located in the heart of Tehran. Built in the 18th century during the reign of ...

Progress-minded Iranians—foremost among them the Shah—have long tried to modernize and Westernize Iran. These efforts ... opposed to the Shah’s selling mosque-owned estates to land-hungry ...

while the Shah Mosque in Isfaha can be traced back to the 17th century. But Isfahan has become an important strategic location for Iran's nuclear arsenal in recent years, meaning some of Iran's ...