گزارش «شورای آتلانتیک» در مورد «#من_وکالت_میدهم»: آیا رضا پهلوی می‌تواند به اتحاد اپوزیسیون ایران کمک کند؟

A few days later, on January 16, their second coordinated tweet was published. They asked the international community to include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the list of terrorist organizations, but this time Hamed Esmailiyoun was not among those who published the joint text, and he himself published another tweet with the same content. Ismailiyoun represented a part of the opposition of the Islamic Republic, and his work was considered a blow to this coalition by many.

In this report, referring to the launch of the campaign “#I_will_represent” in support of Prince Reza Pahlavi, his interview with “Menuto” TV is also mentioned. Prince Pahlavi once again expressed his usual views on democracy and said that he defends a free election to form the Constituent Assembly and then a referendum to determine the shape of Iran’s future political system by the people’s vote.

Reza Pahlavi answered the host of the program about “the need to accept a national or coordinating role” and said: “Everything we do must have a basis of legitimacy or a type of representation from inside Iran. To put it simply, for example, tomorrow I can meet with political figures… it must have a basis of legitimacy and acceptability from within, and this must be seen in practice. We must be able to say that what we say is behind political prisoners and internal movements, and they gave us this representation.”

This report writes without mentioning the name “Saeed Hafizi”, in response to these statements, an Iranian journalist living in Germany launched the campaign “#I_will_lawyer” which was quickly welcomed by Iranians inside and outside the country. Accordingly, Reza Pahlavi and his supporters say that this was a spontaneous online campaign without their knowledge, while Pahlavi’s opponents claim that it was probably pre-coordinated.

After this incident, a petition was launched on the change.org website in support of Reza Pahlavi, the number of signatures of which reached more than 390,000 people. According to Kayhan Novin, by the morning of January 25, the number of signatures has reached more than 402,000, considering that the participation in it is from inside Iran, both in terms of internet access and technical and security issues. It is not possible, it is very difficult.

In the continuation of the “Atlantic Council” report, many of the signatories of this online petition emphasized that they did not support Pahlavi to restore the kingdom, but they represented him as a figure to pass the system during the transition period.

In this connection, Kihan Naveen reminds that since years ago, Prince Reza Pahlavi has always defined his role not in the form of a system, but in defending democracy and human rights and supporting the Iranian nation to pass through the Islamic Republic and reach a condition where people can freely to decide their own fate, including determining the shape of the future political system.

Along with many artistic and cultural figures who have supported this campaign, the “Atlantic Council” report mentions Dariush and writes, one of these supporters of this campaign is Dariush Iqbali, one of the most popular singers in the history of Iran, who lives in Paris and because of his sympathies He was one of the most popular singers in the history of modern Iran. Dariush is known as a figure with leftist views who was imprisoned even before the 1957 revolution. This singer, who spent a total of twenty-six months in prison during the Shah’s time, has now announced that since “Iran’s revolution has entered a new phase and needs new solutions,” therefore, “Mr. Reza Pahlavi is a good choice to represent the foreign opposition.” ” Knows.

Many celebrities have joined this campaign and declared their support for Reza Pahlavi. One of them is Ali Karimi, who was once known as the Maradona of Asia. He said that he supports Prince Pahlavi “for the transition period… until a free election is reached”. Ebrahim Hamedi (Abi), Oscar-nominated actress Shahreh Aghdashlo, Hamid Farrokhnejad, an actor who left Iran just a few weeks ago, singer Shahin Najafi, taekwondo athlete Kimia Alizadeh, one of the 2016 Olympic medalists, and many others have joined this campaign.

Support for Pahlavi is not limited to Iranians living abroad. Videos have also been published on social networks announcing the support of Iranians inside the country in different cities. For example, in Izeh, people chanted in support of Pahlavi, or Nasreen Shakrami (Nika’s mother) supported Pahlavi, but at the same time, Nika’s aunt declared that “no one represents me.” Manouchehr Bakhtiari, whose son Puya was killed in the protests of Aban 2018, is also one of Pahlavi’s supporters, and Peyman Qolipour, whose brother Pejman was killed in the protests of 2018, liked Dariush Iqbali’s text in support of Pahlavi.

Many also note that some protesters who were recently executed by the regime, including Mohammad Hosseini, supported Pahlavi in their social media posts. Another one of these people is Amir Hossein Moradi and political prisoners like Mohammad Daniyali and Reza Nowrozi who supported Reza Pahlavi.

Arash Azizi continues to write that in the eyes of any fair observer of Iran, Pahlavi enjoys some support in Iranian society, although it is difficult to determine how widespread this support is. Khashayar Dehimi, one of the intellectuals living in Tehran, claimed in his analysis of the latest events: “I can easily say that if such a referendum is held and Reza Pahlavi is on one side, everyone will vote for him because they don’t know anyone else but him.”

In the continuation of this report, it is stated that “although Pahlavi has never condemned the autocratic rule of his father and grandfather”, the support for him is based on his defense of the establishment of a democratic and liberal system in Iran.

In a harsh political environment, Pahlavi never gets involved with other opposition figures and has been able to maintain his position as an outsider. Unlike some of his ultra-nationalist, right-wing and violent supporters, he often tries to build a big umbrella. He has refused to commit to restoring the monarchy – but has not condemned the “prince” title most of his supporters use to address him – even though he has said he would prefer the future system to be a republic. While some opponents of the regime blame Islam as a whole, Reza Pahlavi affirms his Shia religion and has continuously asked “non-government clerics” to join the people. He has made a similar proposal to the personnel of Iran’s armed forces and IRGC, who, according to him, should be part of Iran’s future.

Pahlavi has repeatedly expressed his support for diverse and popular domestic figures such as Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer, and Maulvi Abdul Hamid Rouhani, a Sunni. His firm support of Iran’s territorial integrity has also been attractive to many. Even his opponents have sometimes praised his patriotism. Many remember that Reza Pahlavi, as a young man who was expelled from his country because of the “Revolution of 1957”, announced that he was ready to serve to defend Iran against Iraq’s invasion because he had completed a pilot course, but his offer was rejected. became.

In another part of this report, it is stated that Pahlavi’s stubborn positions on Iran-friendship have caused criticism from some supporters of ethnic minorities, however, Pahlavi is also supported by the main parties that have ethnic origins, and finally, most of them agree with him in the view that Iran’s territorial integrity should be preserved. They are aligned. Abdullah Mehtadi, the leader of the leftist Kurdistan Komle party of Iran, believes that Reza Pahlavi is “political capital” and he should be part of the opposition coalition.

Support for Pahlavi is not limited to Iranians living abroad. Videos have also been published on social networks announcing the support of Iranians inside the country in different cities. For example, in Izeh, people chanted in support of Pahlavi, or Nasreen Shakrami (Nika’s mother) supported Pahlavi, but at the same time, Nika’s aunt declared that “no one represents me.” Manouchehr Bakhtiari, whose son Puya was killed in the protests of Aban 2018, is also one of Pahlavi’s supporters, and Peyman Qolipour, whose brother Pejman was killed in the protests of 2018, liked Dariush Iqbali’s text in support of Pahlavi.

Many also note that some protesters who were recently executed by the regime, including Mohammad Hosseini, supported Pahlavi in their social media posts. Another one of these people is Amir Hossein Moradi and political prisoners like Mohammad Daniyali and Reza Nowrozi who supported Reza Pahlavi.

Arash Azizi continues to write that in the eyes of any fair observer of Iran, Pahlavi enjoys some support in Iranian society, although it is difficult to determine how widespread this support is. Khashayar Dehimi, one of the intellectuals living in Tehran, claimed in his analysis of the latest events: “I can easily say that if such a referendum is held and Reza Pahlavi is on one side, everyone will vote for him because they don’t know anyone else but him.”

In the continuation of this report, it is stated that “although Pahlavi has never condemned the autocratic rule of his father and grandfather”, the support for him is based on his defense of the establishment of a democratic and liberal system in Iran.

In a harsh political environment, Pahlavi never gets involved with other opposition figures and has been able to maintain his position as an outsider. Unlike some of his ultra-nationalist, right-wing and violent supporters, he often tries to build a big umbrella. He has refused to commit to restoring the monarchy – but has not condemned the “prince” title most of his supporters use to address him – even though he has said he would prefer the future system to be a republic. While some opponents of the regime blame Islam as a whole, Reza Pahlavi affirms his Shia religion and has continuously asked “non-government clerics” to join the people. He has made a similar proposal to the personnel of Iran’s armed forces and IRGC, who, according to him, should be part of Iran’s future.

Pahlavi has repeatedly expressed his support for diverse and popular domestic figures such as Nasrin Sotoudeh, a human rights lawyer, and Maulvi Abdul Hamid Rouhani, a Sunni. His firm support of Iran’s territorial integrity has also been attractive to many. Even his opponents have sometimes praised his patriotism. Many remember that Reza Pahlavi, as a young man who was expelled from his country because of the “Revolution of 1957”, announced that he was ready to serve to defend Iran against Iraq’s invasion because he had completed a pilot course, but his offer was rejected. became.

In another part of this report, it is stated that Pahlavi’s stubborn positions on Iran-friendship have caused criticism from some supporters of ethnic minorities, however, Pahlavi is also supported by the main parties that have ethnic origins, and finally, most of them agree with him in the view that Iran’s territorial integrity should be preserved. They are aligned. Abdullah Mehtadi, the leader of the leftist Kurdistan Komle party of Iran, believes that Reza Pahlavi is “political capital” and he should be part of the opposition coalition.