Iranian of the Day

To: Ari

"It is not in Iran's national interest to support Hezbollah and Hammas. Among other reasons, this is the underlying cause of the efforts to undermine our clear NPT rights regarding uranium enrichment."

Are you suggesting it's in Iran's national interest to support Hamas and Hizballah???

People lead...

The movement in Iran is not about having a leader or replacing one  with another, in this case an akhond with a monarch wanna be.

The movement in Iran is about NOT having a leader. For the first time in Iranian history, people want to lead their own way  and be in charge of their own destiny.

This dictator-zadeh Reza Pahlavi  is intelligent enough to know that he has no place in Iran, except as an ordinary citizen, but unfortunately bunch of left over monarchist still think that they can erect this guy as monarch in Iran and eventually replace the Baghdad thieves (akhonds)  with Los Angelesian thieves (monarchist)...keep on dreaming since you' ll take it with you to hell..

It was not a surprise to see how this moron dictator-zadeh Reza Pahlavi tried to maneuver around in order not to answer  the question about his dictator father's guilt and fault during his dictatorial rule. This is another sing of dishonesty shown by this moron dictator -zadeh, how could anybody trust this moron...

No to monarchy

     He does not admit that his father's system was inherently dictatorial . He is beating around the bush . How many political parties were there during his father's reign ? and  How many writers , intellectuals , artists and students were imprisoned and tortured ?     

     This is why he does not deserve any role of leadership in the future Iran .He needs to have the integrity to accept the historical reality that led to iran's current  demise . Good leadership requires honesty and self criticism . No more monarchy . No more monarchy . people had enough of poverty , lack of political representation and intense fear of the dreadful savak .  

     The dude has no place in people's hearts . He has not achieved anything , has not worked a single day for a living , Is still living freely on our stolen money .He is the offspring of a horrible dictator and for that he thinks he deserves to be the leader  . People of iran are not sheep .........They are not stupid ......Only a few  Los Angeles born youth who did not experience the shahi era and lack knowledge of that period may buy his crap. 

Too nice!

This man is too nice for Iranians. They are used to mullahs, killers, beaters and name calling. He is simply a nice person, who although tries to defend his dad, eve though everyone knows that he was a dictator, he is acting in good faith. He simply wants the best for Iran. But he is too civilized, too kind to be running (or even living) in Iran. Those people will not treat him nicely or compasionately as he deservves.

I think he should stay in U.S. and act as an advisor: moral support for a strong leader, who has seen the rough ad tumble of Iranian politics. Too bad, Mossadegh, or even Dr. Bakhtiar would have been perfect for the job.

VPK, missed his chance

"It is not in Iran's national interest to support Hezbollah and Hammas. Among other reasons, this is the underlying cause of the efforts to undermine our clear NPT rights regarding uranium enrichment."

In other words, a leader would take a clear position on the question and show everyone he can defend it. This RP interview reinforces the criticism that he would show little resistance if the West continues to step on our national interests for other reasons yet to appear. This prince comes across as too accommodating to be taken seriously as a leader with vision.

Here's a line from the movie Braveheart: "Men don't follow titles, they follow courage."

A "pastless" prince

درود بی‌ کران به اعلیحضرت همایون محمد رضا پهلوی شاهنشاه آریامهر بزرگ ارتشتاران که تحت توجهات خردمندانه خود توانست بساط سلطنت ۲۵۰۰ ساله
را به دست یک مشت آخوند سر کتاب باز کن و  بو گندو برچیند؛ وگرنه این پسره الان بدون اینکه مثل حالا لزومی احساس کند  که خودش را شیفته دموکراسی نشان دهد، پایش را دقیقا جای پای اون باباش گذاشته بود.هنوز هم که هنوزه از نگاه انتقادی به گذشته عاجزه.

Re: Looks good.

I agree with you. But  good looks don't mean that much. I have better reasons to support RP. 

If looks counted then we would have Sean Connery as Velayate Fagih or did we:

//totallylookslike.com/2008/09/24/sean-conner...

Re: Question

While I agree RP is very educated I am not sure if the measure is how many languages you know. 

Personally I like to learn Middle Persian aka Pahlavi :-)

Re: Tough interview!

We need not capitulate. We can do the right thing and benefit from it. 

1) Do we really want to support Hizbollah? I think not! 

2) Do we really want to support Hammas? I think not!

Why not act reasonably and "ba ma rah mian". 

Personally I do not want Nuclear power but if we do the above two they will likely let Iran keep the Nuclear stuff anyway. Not that it will do us any good. We are better off without it.

VPK

Question

To those who care about Iran:

How many leaders in the world do you know currently, or even the past, who can speak 3 or 4 language, fluently?  

Reza Pahlavi can speaks, Farsi, French, English, perfectly, I believe he also can speak Spanish.

My point? This man is educated, knowledgeable and Young.

پاینده باد ایران

Baba Taher-e Oryan

I know in your world reporters are meant to be ass kissers of your great Reza Shah, but this guy is merely doing his job.

Tough interview!

Capitulation to avoid suffering isn't an unreasonable policy, but it is obsolete in the modern Iranian mindset.

baba Taher

Maybe because he is called a prince for "the questionable past" and,  is practically irrelevant to nuclear issue and its ramifications.

Looks good.

So sick and tired of seeing mollah and bearded hezbollahi. Reza Pahlavi, I have a feeling that I like him. Clean, Tie, Suit, Informed, Polite, Knowledgable, no Arabic nonesense word.

Who is the match for him?. We know him, we are sure he is not Arab, and I can not possibly balme him for his fathers action.

Lets not forget that the majority of our fathers and mothers opened the doors of the country and handed our wealth to the Akhonds 30 years ago. what are we going to do to our fathers and mothers? Cast them aside?

to Zebel 20

First off, I suggest JJ does a better job of not allowing stupid cooments like yours to even be shown here! This is not SARE KOOCHATOON! What's with the namecalling?!

I'm not a supporter of Reza Shah, his son and grandson but if it wasn't because of their support to modernize Iran, we probably would be like Afghanistan with no infrastructure (and if you think our oil makes us different from them don't forget opium is not that cheap either!). So before you judge history sentimentally, you should think for a moment where would you have been and what were you doing if Ghajar was immediately succeeded by I.R.Iran!!!

I can tell you mine: I probably would have been a rancher, walking sheep in mountains!!!  

The Good Old Beeb

What else can you expect from BBC?

BBC Persian is mainly staffed with those associated with  Qajar dynasty, Student Cofederation and Tudeh Party members, all with common denominator of hating Pahlavis

The interviewver spent over fifteen minutes asking questins about the past regim and its shortcomings yet allowed less than one Minute for the Prince to comment on Iran's Nuclear issue

I wonder

"Mr. Pahlavi, was you

"Mr. Pahlavi, was your father a dictator?"

"Yes. So what? Next question, please!".

End of discussion about the past.

What do you expect him to say?

Do you expect him to say that my father and my grandfather were both SOBs ? They are the main reason we lost the country to this regime.

Whatever he has, his wealth, his prestige and his damaagh (LOL!) are because of his father and grand-father. He cannot disassociate himself from them.

Nevertheless, I should say he is a very intelligent and thoughtful person. At least unlike "be-estelaah" leader of the green movement in Tehran, he does not put his listeners to sleep 

pahalvi regime, is nothing

pahalvi regime, is nothing is over, reza pahlavi was calling himeself the king of kings, cyrus the great was the king of the king,, a defender of iran, your coward dady on the other hand coudnt defend himself against a cockroach,

what did your dady do when the english and the russians invade iran back in world war 2, did he unite the iranian people and defend the country or did he ran away like a cockroach. 

you think if the westren countries would have support sadam to invade iran while your cockroach dady was in power he would have defend iran no he would run like one. 

giving away our national resources to the west just to be in the power. a weak man your dad was, so are you. 

Totalitarianism

...is a term of art, used to describe a regime, that strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life of the citizens, wherever feasible.  Even the IRI- as much as most of us dislike it- would not qualify.

One could describe the Shah's regime(the last 25 years) and Reza Shah's (last 9 years) as dictatorships, but not "totalitarian" rule.

There are very few examples of that, namely the Nazy Germany, and Stalin's Soviet Union

Reza Pahlavi is disillusioned

I think Mr. Pahlavi's claims for establishment of democracy in Iran are all baseless considering the fact that he does not even bother to label his father's regime as "totalitarian". How could this man have an idea of what a solid healthy democracy is when he cannot distinguish between authoritarian and a regime in dire of "moderate reforms".

It is unfortunate that the Pahlavis try to associate themselves with sources of Iranian nationalism. We need a new wave of nationalism in Iran, one that identifies itself with factors such as Republicanism and Secularism.

The Pahlavis are a distorted bunch and a good portion of our current problems are due to their failure in establishing proper democratic institutions in Iran. Their constant appeal to Iranian nationalists has become an ironic act, as they themselves have been the biggest threat to progress of Nationalism in Iran. It is due to them that today Nationalism is often associated with monarchy and supression.

Now I shall await the Shahollis to begin their labling game.

In hope of a Free, Independent and Secular Iran

Re: Good interview

BBC has done every possible thing to trash the Pahlavi's. So no surprise there. BBC is biased and has an agenda.

RP makes very good points. In particular about moving backwards. At least if we have moved on it would be something. The "revolutionaries" moved us back 1400 years! 

Yes, he does speak in normal Farsi and I understand him also.  I would love to see a leader that not slamist or Marxist! What a breath of fresh air. No wonder 60's left overs hate RP. 

VPK

Colaition

He needs to start a coaltion with 10 to 20 other leaders.  I really like what he said.

 I am a young person and dont care about the past just today and the future.

Upside down flag

is generally a sign of distress in the country.

Good interview

Clearly the whole mission of the reporter was to trash his father and previous regime (No surprise from BBC of course!) and he responded back  brilliantly, very calm, polite and very open.  As some one mentioned, you can actualy underestand this guy and what he says which is more than what you can say about islamo/communists conversations. I must say I missed listening to bunch of jaghoor baghoor in Arabic or quote from Marx or Lenin in this interview!!!

REZA PAHLAVI III

He Who is real sincere you can sense from his voice (I THINK) can not win the lying thugs of IR.

the upside down pin flag is the make up artists' fault and was from a previouse washington press interview come to look at the reality of it the present situation of Iran : IS UPSIDE DOWN means lengesh havast. Maziar

A Joke!

"All totalitarian regimes around the world except my daddy's." He claims there was no open space for critical political dialogue and thats the only problem during his daddy's reign. Well, without open space comes suppression of dissent, and along with that comes oppression of the population as a whole to prevent dissent in the first place, then comes torture and imprisonment to intimidate the population, which breeds more dissent. This is precisely the cycle of a totalitarian regime which entails its own contradictions. It breeds its own opposition and ensures its own demise. This guy is a joke. It's as if he thinks Iranians (inside Iran that is) are idiots and that they know nothing about their recent history. And the only reason Iran had economic "progress" during the shah's dictatorship is because it was controlled by US foreign capital since the 1950s and the progress was for a newly formed bourgeois class and American firms not for the majority of the population. It might not have been as bad as the current government but it was quite bad. Its like if a woman gets raped by one man and gets raped and beaten by another, the first turns to her and says, see I was better; I only raped you!!! But it was rape nevertheless. That's why we had the revolution. 

Reza Pahlavi

is really an open-minded person. He is speaking the voice of reason, I definitively like this guy. BTW, if you look carefully he has put the flag badge upside down, hum!

He speaks normal Farsi

For some reason, I can understand this guy.....when I listen to these IslamoMafia bastards its like I am listening to a foreign language.