Persian Realm

Alexander ze Great! Let's talk about RP's accomplishment

What is your point xyz? I'm feeling sorry for you monarchists. This moftkhor Reza Pahlavi is your "heir" to the greatness of the throne bla bla bla. 

Even Nelson Mandela suffered a little for his people for his opinions. Reza Pahlavi has probably just bought a 5 bedroom house instead of 15. Good for him! Bravo Reza! 

Alexander the great was more man in one of his hairs than the entirey of Reza Pahlavi. 

Majid, observer, he has accomplished one thing. Remember when he lost all that money? remember when he couldn't even bother to manage the money he stole from Iran? Being a "sad unemployed prince" doesn't make it ok to lose all that money. Pathetic! And he wants to manage a country. Not too good for the resume.... 

You want to see accomplishment? observer ?

He IS !!

IS, as in the verb "to BE", not enough for ya ? GOD... you people ask for too much sometimes !

Crush...

Is that your picture next to your comment? Why are you 'blue' at the head? You look pretty distressed when talking about RP! I am worried about you!

Oh well, is that what having a Crush on Alexander (the Great?) does to you?

Anonymous111 Is Right

What should anyone expect?  These are the same people who descend on the "Jamkaran Well" by the tens of thousands and are waiting for some fictional barefooted koon-pati Arab to jump out of that well and save humanity!!!  The Shah underestimated the Iranian peoples' devotion to this ridiculous Arabo-centric religion.  He mistakenly thought that Iranians were interested in modernity.

The reason for Islamic Republic's survival is that-unfortunately-its ideology fits the Iranian culture like a glove....so, they will be around for another hundred years...and rightfully so...after all, "khalayegh har cheh layegh".  In the meantime, let's forget about the silly subject of poilitics, freedom and human rights and focus on more important issues, such as which foot we have to set in the toilet first, and how many fingers we have to stick up our asses after taking a dump so that "taharat" is proper!!!      

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

The cheek of this idiot.
Talk about amnesia

The old blame the people trick

bla bla yea yea. We get it. You worship shah. we are not worthy. Maybe you can have a nice steam room session with him in the afterlife. Til then, it's too bad he wasn't held accountable for being a dictator, without an ammameh. They come in various forms you know.

If Shah Stole Money

He desreved it. Noosh-e-janesh. He tried to bring you backward morons out of the 7th century and stop you from worshipping every moftkhor idiot with an ammameh on his head. He tried to pull Iran out of that mindset and advance it in the 20th century. His only flaw was that he didn't know what kind of akhoond worshipping backward losers Iranians were (and still are). Akhoonds, on the other hand, have very competently discovered this fact about Iranians, and have been playing them like a fidel for the past thirty years. Just read the comments on this site. While they have raped (and are raping) the country, executed tens of thousands of people since they have taken power (in comparison to which Shah's crimes seem like kindergarten games), shut down the press, imprsioned people for saying or doing the most trivial things, you idiots are tearing yourselves apart defending them....I think just for THAT, the akhoonds deserve to be in power!!!!

This is growing into an insult the more i read it

"With your vocal and moral support?" Iranians spent the latter part of the 20th century asking America to but out. Now they need America for change? This is such crap. He is asking for Obama's Moral support FOR HIMSELF. He will continue to whore himself out until he can say "I helped free Iran." 

China isn't free, yet US doesn't sanction them. I think this oil is a big stupid waste. I wish Iran didn't have it sometimes. Oil economy = double standard foreign policy.

Platitude!

Didn't RP support McCain right up to the election day? And now he subscribes to the "yes we can" slogan?! Sounds like hypocrisy!
And the sad part is that he puts a condition on it by saying "if allowed." Doesn't that negate the whole notion of "we can" part?!

These poor monarchists! They are speaking to RP here.Damesh Garm

i used to think you guys were organized and had monthly meetings and vented about what a disappointment and moftkhor Reza is. Now I see that you are addressing him on iranian.com, where he will never come and write an article or talk directly to us for fear of exposing himself as a moron.

If I was a monarchist, I'd be pissed that my leader was chillin the USA and only bothered to go on USA TV. No time for the lousy Iranian-Americans. Damesh garm! 

Update: I have been informed that Reza Pahlavi has interviewed on PARS TV. Fair and balanced! 

I don't think anyone minds

I don't think anyone minds the Royal Institution, or any institution that defends Iran, and upholds that which puts Iran first.  Right now we have no one who actively pursues this.

RP has failed in being active, even though he has written, and spoken at length, he has not actually done anything for anyone to see in Iran.  His job is to defend Iran from Iran.  If he is outside, he must speak with a plan to go back and put the aliens on the spot.  He has not done that.  It is all wishy washy.  His sermons are Politics 101.

We are all fed up RP.  We love Iran, and anything that defends Iran.  Call it Royal Institution whateva, but it is absolutely useless if the person in charge of it does nothing.  Are you serious about acting your job or just preaching?

Ali Mostofi

//www.alimostofi.com

His weakness is being a supreme dumbass/moron/moftkhor

Stealing money and living off of Iranians isn't a weakness, it's a moral crime. Screw pahlavi. Also, Reza, if you're sitting in your fancy office reading this, I hope you get another plate broken over your head in Nordstrom by an elderly woman. Khak bar saret for being such a moftkhor.

Ali P.

you said:

His greatest weakness , from what I understand, has been his desire to amass wealth.

You must put that in perspective:

(1) Every leader before and after him did the same, in iran as well as outside iran, to the extent that he could. Even in democracies, people get super rich by being in the government and using their influence in their favor. [Side note: Clintons (according to CNN) have a net of close to $100M, about 100 times larger than when they first entered into politics.]

(2) For all that we know with certainty, besides myths still insisted on by islamists, the bulk of reza shah's wealth was given away during white revolution and then transferred to bonyad pahlavi for scholarships, later transferred to bonyad alavi of IRI.

(3) We do not know how much he had beyond number 2 above. So anything that we say is incorrect and speculation or propaganda. However, for those who are familiar with financial institutions of the west, it is pretty much impossible to hide any significant amount of money, since once your wealth is beyond some threshold (a hundred million dollars), any sort of investing becomes of public record (for example all 5% and above owners of any investment fund must be listed in fund's annual report, etc.).

Wow, that is islamic reliability!

After 30 years of what has been in front of us, some still have guts to criticize the pahlavis, who incidentally brought us the golden age of iran in the last 200 years.

Like this one said:

It was so embarrassing that Mohammad Reza Shah decided to give back "free of charge" some of the "Royal lands and holdings" to supposedly peasants in 1337 (1958).

What is so embarrassing about distributing land? and embarrassing to whom? to fake revolutionaries who wanted to domonize the shah in spite of his achievements so they can take over the country for their private use?

Or this one:

But, the fact was, from 1332 after the coup, nobody could be involved in any significant economic activities in Iran, unless someone related to the Royal family was either involved, or got the proper kick back. This is also well-known and well documented.

Well known and well-documented! where and by who, the islamists or the leftists? Oh... you are referring to this well-known well-documented:

//news.gooya.eu/politics/archives/2007/01/056...

This one is a piece of art in view of what we see today:

If we do not believe this, then, the question is, where did the Shah, his father, and his family get his money from?

You are either very naive, or still imprisoned in Islamits' anger of 70s.

Every single government is the owner of the country and even confiscate land legally. Even democracies do.

Land belongs to governments, and Shah is head of government. We may not like it, but that is how things have been for as long as human history knows. So singling out the pahlavis, who were not the worst by any measure, and condemning their distribution of land is utterly dishonest.

Where did mosaddeq, the land owner hero of the left, got his massive amount of land? From his Ghajar relatives who had confiscated lands multiple times larger than pahlavis did. Even lands in prime locations of multiple major cities (and villages) belonged to Ghajar families up until revolution when mullas confiscated that land. If you bother looking at the maps of major cities of iran of shah era, you would see a lot of streets unusually named and e.g., shah street refers to not the pahlavi shah, but the ghajar shah's street through their private land.

Where do all these rich mullas came from? For as long as we know the only Mulla's income was from Khoms and Zakhaat and Fetriyeh, or 70 tomans paid for an hour of Rozeh in Moharram.

Where did Ayatollah Rafsanjani got the wealth to own an airliner?

Where did Ayatollah Gharaati got the wealth to build multiple high-rises in tehran?

Where did all these islamic foundations got all the hotels and resorts around the country? By confiscation of private property!

Oh, I forgot, if thievery is done under the name of islam, it is not thievery any more.

Yes, it would have been better to have a saint in charge of iran instead of pahlavis, but even our own saint Emams, now we know, were no saint at all but a bunch of lying criminals and thieves, or else why did they kill so much (in iran), and how did they end up being in charge of "beit-ol-maale-moslemin" filled up by extortion from the people, and specially the people of iran.

Besides, with the contributions that the two pahlaviis made to progress of iran - the progress that we neither saw before them NOR after them; the kind that people today can only dream of - they deserved it.

It is amazing that islamists do not see mountains of their own islamic thievery of the past 30 years but still scream about the wealth of pahlavis whom they have yet to discover where it is, and show no sympathy whatsoever towards anything iranian; they want total domination, humiliation, and colonization of iran by islam, nothing else is acceptable to them. Islamists do not give up on the hope that repeating the same lies over and over again will eventually turn it into a truth, since the only way of justifying islamic treasons of the past 30 years and sell-out of iran to islam and its agents, is to keep pressing that pahlavis were even worse. They know that otherwise, neither islam nor islamic republic can stand on their own merits in view of what we have seen of them for the past 30 years.

Message I sent to RP "If

Message I sent to RP

"If allowed the opportunity ... " is a cop out, RP. You as head of the
Royal Institution create the opportunity. It is your duty to do so.
That is what is written in the job description. If you were not so rich
and were hungry, but had to run the Royal Institution, you would do
something about it. I have told you so many times, you have it in you
to do so. Tell the world I want to go back to Iran. That is all I want
you to do now. Can you do that?

Ali Mostofi

//www.alimostofi.com

Catch up with reality first (to RP)

RP says: "..they (Iranians) too can pursue their struggle for the realization of their individual liberties and fundamental freedoms along with the restoration of their pride and dignity as human beings."

Iranians might revolt, the revolt might even turn into a revolution but unlike 1979 the main reason won't be "individual liberties and fundamental freedoms" but difficult economic conditions, out of control inflation, wide gap between the rich and the poor...

To: SafaAli

We'd like to make heros of some people, and damn others.

 The fact of the matter, is that historical figures have different aspects to their personalities, each with their own success, and failure stories.

 Reza Shah was the father of modern Iran by all accounts. His service to our country, at that time is history is undeniable. He was also a dictator who ruled with an iron fist. His greatest weakness , from what I understand, has been his desire to amass wealth.

   Having said that, he never lived the way the wealthy lived: He didn't have 5 wives, disliked luxery, didn't go sightseeing in Europe, and liked a simple soldier-like life, a lifestyle unheard of among the Kings and elite proceeding him and his era. 

And when he left, didn't have any money abroad.

Safa Ali: About the wealth of the Pahlavis

Here is some clue:

Reza Khan was from an extremely poor family. He also had no wealth of his own until he became Shah. Then, he started confiscating a lot of lands - mostly fertile and good lands (this is well documented by historians). By the time he was deposed in September 1941 (1320), he and his family had amassed great fortune.

It was so embarrassing that Mohammad Reza Shah decided to give back "free of charge" some of the "Royal lands and holdings" to supposedly peasants in 1337 (1958). That was the intial step for his "White Revolution" of 1962. But, the fact was, from 1332 after the coup, nobody could be involved in any significant economic activities in Iran, unless someone related to the Royal family was either involved, or got the proper kick back. This is also well-known and well documented.

If we do not believe this, then, the question is, where did the Shah, his father, and his family get his money from? 

It is now up to us to consider this stealing, or whatever.

Mammad

wow 65 comments about Reza's letter?

Ina vaseh Faati Tonboon nemisheh !!

Thanks Darius!

Nice letter Darius! Thanks for posting it!

I think this letter a good diplomatic move and a nice introduction to our next president! I have always liked and respected Reza Pahlavi and I find him intelligent and very well-spoken. I especially admire his wife's charity efforts through //childrenofiran.org/.

Azarin

Reza Pahlavi never set foot in Ghazveen you can't accuse us!

But your analysis of Reza Pahlavi's ailment is brilliant. Cheers!

Souri !

Bravo for an unbiased & sincere remark! . Yes, Reza's is a voice among many . He may not be totaly in par with my views & the brand new, growing, patriotic front for true Iran , He may not be as charismatic as his predecessors, yet , He has the right to express em within his own agenda .  . as for handsom ? Eugene Levy ?!uhhmm:), Once You meet urs truly , Your standards 4 the subject will elevate, since the rest ,are mere imposters ..lol..Cheers & Keep well !

Most mollahs are victims of

Most mollahs are victims of sexual abuse, right.

In Reza's case, I'm not talking about sexual abuse; mostly emotional and mental.

Any severe instructions and brainwashing in a cultish manner (Islamic religious cult or monarchial one) can be categorized as child abuse too.

Reza Pahlavi as an abused child?

Now we are getting somewhere. Well, who could be in a position to  abuse him? Could it be his mother?

Typist jan

once you registered your  name in ;the comment section box it will give you the option (B) for bold leters and good luck. .  Maziar

Souri jan: Thank you, you're

Souri jan: Thank you, you're absolutely right. This poor guy never had a chance to be himself; being exploited as a tool all his life. In fact, he could be catagorized as an abused child. I think even his own mother and all those who are supposedly loyal to him are using him for their own lofty ambitions. I hope he wakes up some day and realize that for himself.

I have sympathy for him.....

While I always made it clear that I don't approve his political role, nor views, but I must say here (to answer Observer) that, even if he shouldn't take himself too much for granted and represent the people of Iran, but what he has wrote in his letter was indeed exactly what we all need and hope for our country.

Who care if he want to represent the people of Iran ? Do you think that just because of this intention of him, Barak Obama will suddenly believe that RP is really what he is pretending ? 

We want to make the US authorities hear our voices, he just did it. Could be someone else, but at least we can be thankful that ONE Iranian, did it.

I believe that he is not to blame for what his father or other corrupted of the gang  did in the past. 

I, also believe that he is not what Iran need for the future, as a leader or even as a politician in any position. Why ? because he spent most of his life, out of the country. A country which he only knew for 17 years of his child life. All those books and philosophies can't help him to get in touch with the reality of his beloved country.

But again, I repeat, I have sympathy for him. Not only, that I like him as a very nice, smart and humble guy, but also because of what he had endured in his life since his very young age.

If you look at this from a human eye, regardless of why all this happened to him, it is really too much pain for just a young man of 20 to endure.

People get depressed and commit suicide, just because of a sudden change of fortune, a bankrupty, or else.

This guy, had to take charge for all the responsiblities that other corrupted member of the gang threw at him. Who knows what he really wanted for himself ?

His life, his future, has never been in his own hand. He did things that he had been told HE SHOUD do it since his very young ages.

Look at the other blog posted by DK, right here above

"reza-pahlavi-takes-oath-roi-de-jure-cairo-1980"

It made me feel sad for him. He was really a young innocent  man, doing the only one thing he must do, for satisfying other people's pride. He had to show his dignity to his father's memory.

I like him. I don't accuse him of doing anything wrong. He is pursuing his ideas, like any other responsible iranian. He didn't sign that letter, as Reza Pahlavi the crown prince of Iran ! 

And by the way, dear Marge: I do understand your position and don't object your feeling. but regarding the Iranians of DC who always make a joke of him, I know. I have been there too. This people you just mentioned, are the little "arrivist" who are just so happily surprised to see the former prince of Iran, so much visible and available to them, something that they could never even dream of some 30 years ago.

I know you are right. They always joke about him, of doing his grocery by himself, having his coffee every day at the Starbuck of the village, then look at his cell, what a big cell !! This guy is so much out dated !!!

I already told those guys, you would still criticize him, if he was doing the contrary. You would accuse him of being arrogant, selfish, snobbish.....or else if he wouldn't mix himself with the population, living a simple life like anybody as he does it now.

Ah, and one last thing  dear Marge : He is not overweight at all !! Indeed he is very handsome, very firm and toned !!! He is such a good guy, sociable, sense of humour, nice and friendly that you can just fall in love with him (if you weren't married like me of course :D) and if he wouldn't be married neither !

Cheers,

Man, this sounds like the old days at my house...

I was  married to someone who was not pro-monarchy, nor was he pro-Khomeini.  He was Iranian.  He wanted the best for his country, as I imagine all of you do. He still does, although I think he is quite jaded now, as many of you must be by now, too.

It's easy to comment ad nauseum about what a loser RP is, but what are you offering besides your sarcastic ripping him apart?  Find a way up and out; if you need to call your countrymen to arms to take back Iran for Iranians, then do it!  It's far better than sitting here talking about how he's fat, how he's stupid, how he's a joke, how all he can do is add to the world's population...or whatever.

Yeah, I know the CIA wreaked havoc in Iran--khaak bar sareh Kermit Roosevelt! I have no dimwitted naivete about how wonderful things were before the revolution, nor after! But seriously... What the hell is RP supposed to do? So his grandfather "took" the monarchy; oh, well. Can you change history? Don't you think he loves Iran as much as you do? Do you honestly believe he only loves Iran because of what it might do for HIM? Yeah, so the guy's rich, well, aren't there a zillion nouveau-riche Iranians in other places too who got out with money made off others? What would you have him do--become proletariat?  Would YOU if you were him?

To all the people with bold write ups

How do you do that?

Still waiting for the facts

I'm not saying this to sound like a smart Alek, but can somebody please show me solid concrete evidence of the Shah Stealing money from Iran, like, show me some actual figures or percentages or something. If you guys show me proof, I'll believe you. I like the Shah, but i admit that the guy was probablly corrupt (still not even a fraction of how corrupt the mullahs are, so i really dont see why everyone complains so much, anyways), so somebody, please show me the evidence.