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Iranian threater!

“What we are witnessing, exactly 43 years later, is a second revolution in Iran. The international community should take more concrete measures against the oppressive regime. Iranians want change. Now is the perfect time to talk about it. The regime is experiencing big problems not only inside but also outside. An alternative is beginning to emerge in Iran. The world has to realize this. A regime change is imminent. Such a thing is not only in favor of the Iranians, but the world should also see it that way."

These ambitious sentences belong to Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was overthrown in 1979. Commenting on the street events in Iran in the last few weeks, Rıza Pahlavi was speaking so confidently that even the presenter had to interrupt him and make some reminders: "But these street movements do not have a leader. People don't have a clear idea of what might happen next. Also, the embargoes against the regime so far have not led to any change.”

The current Iranian regime, which positions itself as the "antithesis" in every field, is an administration born of opposition and rebellion. The family and political clan of Rıza Pahlavi, who tried to interpret Iran on Western televisions without showing any sign of embarrassment today, played a leading role in the birth of the new regime, which has been busy imposing its own agenda on the Middle East and the Islamic world since 1979 with some critical steps. .

In this context, five events should be mentioned as "turning points":

The Gevher Shad Incident

Iranian ruler Reza Shah, who visited Turkey between June 10 and July 6, 1934, and developed a close relationship with the new administration, whose westernization moves he admired, decided to try the same moves on his own people as soon as he returned to his country. The dates were in August 1935 when the Shah, who started an open war against the ulama class, ordered a massacre against the civilian population gathered in the Imam Reza Complex in the city of Mashhad. The raid on the Gevher Şad Mosque, one of the most important parts of the complex, killed nearly 200 people.

The Imposition of Hijab Removal

Reza Shah completely banned the chador and veil in Iran with a decree issued on January 8, 1936. Powered by the law known as "Keşf-i Hicâb" (Opening the Veil), the police and gendarmerie not only engaged in physical attacks on women in big cities but also began serious inspections in villages and towns. Until Reza Shah was overthrown by the British in 1941, the hijab and chador were the biggest sources of tension between the state and the citizen in Iran.

Overthrow of Mossadegh

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who took his father's place, turned a blind eye to the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, who had decided to nationalize Iranian oil, in a joint US-British coup in 1953. Although the Shah thus secured his seat, he also wore the title of "colonialist's puppet" around his neck.

White Revolution

The modernization program put on the stage by the Pahlavi regime under the name "White Revolution" in 1963 led to the further enrichment of a small minority whom the ruling elite was fattening. While the land reform, which formed the backbone of the program, caused social and economic earthquakes in Iran, the opposition of the clergy against the Shah spread throughout the country and became organized.

Persepolis Celebrations

The extravagant celebrations held at the ruins of Persepolis near the Iranian city of Shiraz to commemorate the "2500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire" also severed the last ties between the regime and the broad masses of the people. While millions of dollars were spent to show the world "Iran's glorious past", the poor Iranian people were struggling in poverty.

Afterwards, events developed with lightning speed: The Pahlavi regime, which was identified with corruption, oppression, massacres, and an overt war on religion, was overthrown in 1979, and a "state of clergy" (not a "religious state") was established, this time making the spread of Shiism its main goal. Action gave rise to a reaction, and the new regime would also benefit the international system: a focal point of tension had emerged in the Middle East, and a new one was added to the already abundant conflicts and crises in the region. Iran, on the one hand, positioned itself as "opposed to the global system", and on the other, had a unique opportunity to apply its sectarian agenda to the Islamic region.

It is not possible for Rıza Pahlavi, who appeared on television as the "prince in exile" of a badly remembered regime, to notice all these details, or to digest them even if he wanted to. As such, the “Iranian theater” continues to look for an audience.

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