Story pick: The Shah's son kills himself
The Pahlavi family of northern Virginia is a wealthy clan whose various offspring have been prominent in Washington society circles. But this is no ordinary rich family: These are the children and grandchildren of the former Shah of Iran, who was deposed in the Iranian revolution of 1980 and who set up shop in Fairfax County. The Shah's younger son, Ali Reza Pahlavi, committed suicide at his home in Boston Tuesday, and Stephen Kinzer, the longtime New York Times foreign correspondent who now files for the Daily Beast web site, has put ...
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