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The son of the former shah of Iran hails “a revolution of women and for women”

2022-09-28T02:47:21.183Z


The current demonstrations in Iran represent "a revolution of women and for women", said in an interview with AFP the son of the deceased...


The ongoing protests in Iran represent

"a revolution of women and for women"

, said the son of the late shah of Iran in an interview with AFP, also calling on the international community to do more to hasten the fall of the regime.

"It is from my point of view the first revolution of women, for women, in modern times, with the support of husbands, sons, brothers and fathers"

in Iran, says Reza Pahlavi, whose father had been ousted from power during the Islamic revolution in 1979.

"We reach the point, as the Spaniards say, where we say, basta - we've had enough

," adds Reza Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the Washington region.

For the 12th consecutive night, Iranians took to the streets on Tuesday (September 27th) in several cities across the country to protest the death of a young woman arrested by the morality police, despite the crackdown that left dozens dead.

"I think most Iranian women, when they look at the freedoms women have elsewhere in the world, demand the same rights for themselves,"

he said.

Her grandfather, Reza Shah, had banned the wearing of the veil in 1936 as part of a westernization movement inspired by neighboring Turkey.

The last shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, left the choice to women whether or not to wear the veil, which the Islamic republic put an end to when it came to power.

For Reza Pahlavi, himself the father of three daughters, Iranian society has freed itself from the era of

"machismo"

and women's rights should be respected.

“Women can decide whether or not to wear the veil.

But it should be their choice, a free choice, not imposed for ideological or religious reasons

.

Reza Pahlavi, who is respected among Iranians in exile, says he does not want to restore the monarchy in Iran, an idea with little support in the country.

Together with opposition groups outside, he says he is in favor of a constituent assembly that would write a new constitution.

"It's just not possible to have real democracy without a clear separation between church and state

. "

It must be considered that there is a great possibility that this regime will not exist for long.

And when I say a long time, it could happen in a few months or a few weeks, and then you have to think about the alternative.

»

Reza Pahlavi

The Islamic Republic has been in power for more than four decades, despite internal opposition and antipathy from the West, especially the United States.

But according to Reza Pahlavi, the regime could fall at any time and the international community must prepare for it.

"Now we are at a key moment and this is where the international community must understand why we can no longer dwell on just the status quo

," says Reza Pahlavi in ​​French in this interview.

“You have to consider that there is a great possibility that this regime will not exist for long.

And when I say a long time it can happen in a few months or a few weeks, and there, you have to already think of the alternative, ”

he adds.

He pleads in this sense for a

"controlled implosion"

and a peaceful transition.

While welcoming the condemnations of the repression in Iran by the international community - he cites Germany and Canada in particular - the official calls for increasing pressure on Tehran by, for example, expelling diplomats and freezing assets .

“It is important to provide more than moral support.

These would be measures that would have an impact,”

he said.

In this spirit, Reza Pahlavi says he is worried about a possible return of the United States to the 2015 nuclear agreement which would in exchange allow Iran to sell its oil on world markets.

Western powers tend to think you can

"create incentives for the regime to change its behavior"

but, he points out, Iran is rooted in ideology.

“With this regime, it is impossible to coexist”

.

Source: lefigaro

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