Everything about Iran (Persia) on Instagram: "Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari, the emerald-eyed queen of Iran, was born in Isfahan in 1932 to an Iranian Bakhtiari father and a German mother. Her striking beauty and elegance made her an international icon of the 20th century. As the second wife of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Soraya lived in the grandeur of the royal court. Yet, because she could not bear children, she was forced to leave her role as queen and step away from the throne. After her sepa