Photos show what Iran looked like before the 1979 revolution turned the nation into an Islamic republic

The Shah of Iran with his third wife, Empress Farah Diba, and their son Crown Prince Reza. Getty Images From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. On February 11, 1979, the Islamic Revolution swept the country. The government was replaced with an Islamic republic, which continues to this day. For almost 40 years, Iran was ruled by the Shah, who led the country through a series of sweeping changes. The Shah pushed the country to adopt Western-oriented secular...