Reza Pahlavi: Regional Stability Only Possible with Departure of the Clerical Regime

The Iranian Student Movement Up to the Minute Reports ^ | July 11, 2003 | Al-Watan-Al-Arabi

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Reza Pahlavi: Regional Stability Only Possible with Departure of the Clerical Regime

July 11, 2003 Al-Watan-Al-Arabi alwatanalarabi.com

We asked the Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, whether some of his followers have been captured at the latest demonstrations.

He replied:

Yes, but, I am not certain about the exact number; however, what worries all of us is the labels used by the clerical regime in reference to the captured youth. The mullahs accuse them of “waging war on God” which is aimed to set them up for the death penalty. I find this accusation quite disturbing because what the youth aspire is simply freedom. I hope that the world will not stand still against what is transpiring in Iran. Iranians are fed up with the current system - a system which is incapable of reform - a system which has been hopeless for more than 25 years. The people of Iran want to change this regime. We want a secular democratic government wherein religion is separated from the State. This is what the majority of Iranians are seeking.

AWAA - Iranian regime had assisted the USA to stand against Afghanistan’s former government (Taliban) and the former Iraqi regime. So, could the internal repression endanger the clerical regime’s report card?

RP - First of all we have to understand the agenda of the clerical regime. Since its inception, the regime’s reason for existence has been to export revolutionary/militant Islam to the region. This platform has served to inspiration to militants such as Bin Laden. Short term acts and tactical maneuvers by the Tehran regime ought not to be mistaken as cooperation. Because of its inherent radical nature and de-legitimization, at home, the regime seeks to secure itself by promoting its style of militancy and fundamentalism throughout the region. The will remain an obstructionist and because of it, will always side with elements of radical extremism within in the Arab world. Coercing Iraqi Shiites into siding with radical political efforts proves Tehran’s true nature and intentions in Iraq.

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