Thatcher and the Shah

Margaret Thatcher with the Shah of Iran; Tehran, 1978. Thatcher, then the leader of the opposition, became prime minister a year later. When she took office, the Shah was already deposed. Thatcher went on to become the longest serving premier in modern British history. She died on Monday.

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