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A raw deal
The Shah and the Ayatollah six months before the revolution
June 17, 2003
The Iranian
 Dr.
Bahramian served as a negotiator between late Mohammad Reza Shah
Pahlavi and the nationalist opposition hoping for a smooth transition
of power and implementing democracy in the country in 1970s. His
role lasted for 8 years, leading to the end of monarchy in February
1979.
Following the Black Friday massacre (September 8,
1978), Bahramian and other nationalists tried to avoid a bloody
revolution by encouraging the Shah to end his absolute rule and
speed up free elections. In Renaissance dar Iran: Roshangari
Zavaayaa-ye Taarik-e Enghelaab-e Bahman 1357 (Published by
Center for Technology Management, Rockville, Maryland, 2001), Bahramian,
who now lives near Washington DC, has described revealing details
from talks with the Shah as well as nationalist/religious figures
of the time.
After the revolution, as political advisor to Prime
Minister Mehdi Bazargan, Bahramian was in charge of foreign contacts,
including negotiations with US officials during the hostage crisis.
He also worked in a committee to draft a new constitution, which
was dismissed by Ayatollah Khomaini.
Excerpt from his book:
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Dr.
Bahramian served as a negotiator between late Mohammad Reza Shah
Pahlavi and the nationalist opposition hoping for a smooth transition
of power and implementing democracy in the country in 1970s. His
role lasted for 8 years, leading to the end of monarchy in February
1979.
