Reza Pahlavi

The son of the late shah hailed Iran's mass protests as a landmark revolution by women and urged the world to add to the pressure on the clerical leadership.

Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of Iran's late shah who vigorously defended the toppled, American-backed monarchy and whose life was marked by intrigue, privilege and personal tragedy, died Jan. 7 in New York. She was 96.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said the United States must change its attitude if it wants to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran, as he hit out at Washington for imposing sanctions on Tehran.

The son of the late shah hailed Iran's mass protests as a landmark revolution by women and urged the world to add to the pressure on the clerical leadership.

Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of Iran's late shah who vigorously defended the toppled, American-backed monarchy and whose life was marked by intrigue, privilege and personal tragedy, died Jan. 7 in New York. She was 96.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said the United States must change its attitude if it wants to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran, as he hit out at Washington for imposing sanctions on Tehran.