Ali Tehrani, 96, publicly criticized Islamic Republic and Shah monarchy before that, admitted 'we should have put the Iranian republic to the vote' after 1979 revolution

Recent book says Queen Elizabeth II 'considered the shah a crushing bore and hated his company as he only talked of administrative matters,' but was angry he wasn't offered asylum

Mir Hossein Mousavi, under house arrest for years, says regime crackdown on protesters exactly like oppression under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which led to overthrow of monarchy