IRAN'S STATE NEWS AGENCY

Pahlavi was the ruler in Iran during World War Two before he was succeeded by his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlav.He was a controversial character and his reappearance could be a problem for the country’s present Islamic leaders. Hassan Khalilabadi, the head of Tehran City Council’s cultural heritage and tourism committee, told the state news agency IRNA that it was a “possibility” that the remains uncovered at a Shiite shrine are those of Reza Pahlavi.