The discovery of a decades-old corpse unearths a new threat to Iran's theocracy

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The discovery of a decades-old corpse unearths a new threat to Iran's theocracy

The latest threat to Iran's theocracy — already struggling to contain public anger over/ Construction workers renovating a Shiite Muslim shrine near the former tomb of Reza Shah Pahlavi in Tehran this week stumbled upon a mummified corpse, fueling speculation that it could be the missing remains of the late king who died in 1944./ The tomb was demolished soon after the 1979 Islamic revolution as Iran's new clerical rulers sought to erase all traces of a secular monarchy that by then was widely seen as corrupt, despotic and dissolute. The ...

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Apr 25, 2018

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A mummified body discovered near the site of a former royal mausoleum has raised speculation that it could be the remains of Reza Shah Pahlavi, shown in an undated photo, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. (Associated Press)

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