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Iran's vast collection of Western art, much long hidden, re-emerges despite high tensions with US

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Iran 's Western-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , built the museum and acquired the collection in the 1970s .

Some paintings sat untouched for decades to avoid offending Islamic values.

Nearly everything is believed still to be there, though an Andy Warhol print of the empress was slashed during the revolution.

Today , the collection is likely worth billions of dollars .