(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Rena Murshud read more The name of the country that uses Islamic religion and
its attributes and commits acts of provocation, blackmail and
terrorism against its society and foreign countries under the guise
of religion is Iran. And the question is why the first concept of
terrorism comes to mind when the name of the country Iran is
mentioned?
In fact, the history and culture of Iran is both rich and
fascinating. Iran, which reflects thousand-year-old Oghuz Turks and
Seljuk culture, has turned the Islamic religion, which in its true
sense guides people to the right path, into a nightmare. Iran's
religious leadership, which tries to impose on people that it is
based on the rules of the religion, unfairly punishes and in the
worst cases executes those who oppose it. That is why when the name
of the country is mentioned, there is a feeling of disgust towards
it. The question is that: Is this country cursed or did the ruling
regime make the country like an unescapeable prison...?
It is known that the overthrow of Mohammad Reza (King) Pahlavi
in 1979 was made possible by the will of the people. At that time,
the people saw the way of salvation in the religious authority,
i.e. nowaday's mullah regime. Because by the time of Khomeini's
theocratic rule, people had fed up with the ugly aspects of secular
life, such as racism, arbitrariness, monarchy, etc. As a result, a
revolution took place and the state was drawn on the world map
under the name of the Islamic Republic of Iran. But what were the
mysterious moments behind the overthrow of Pahlavi? It is quite
interesting if Shah Pahlavi was really dethroned because of his
warm relationship with the United States, or are there other
reasons?
Political analyst Sadreddin Soltana, who shed some light on
obscure points in his interview with Azernews ,
notes that in 1979, on the eve of the revolution, Mohammad Reza
Pahlavi, the king of Iran, sought refuge in the United States and
left the country. But since the United States did not keep him for
a long time, the king went to Egypt and died there.
The pundit considers this event similar to the era of Shah
Mammadali Mosaddiq, who was in power in 1950. Because at that time,
after the suppression of the Mammadali Mosaddiq movement, the
United States returned him to Iran. Pahlavi thought that what
happened in the 1950s would be repeated again, but it did not
happen. Because the US plan for Iran was completely different.
However, the plans for establishing a military regime in Iran,
holding elections, etc., were not implemented.
Later, with the coming to power of Ayatollah Khomeini, a
theocratic regime was established in Iran. Khomeini undertook
obligations regarding oil and a number of issues before Western
powers, including the United States. The desire of the new forces
in power in Iran from the United States was to hand over the
dethroned Mohammad Reza the King to the country and put him on
trial. Iran wanted to punish the Pahlavi in this way. However, the
United States considered it a betrayal of its ally and did not
implement the request. Iran, in turn, spoiled the relations between
the two countries by holding the employees of the US embassy
hostage for 444 days in November of that year. Only during the
Iran-Iraq war, an agreement was reached between the countries.
According to the agreement, the United States was supposed to
supply Iran with weapons, as well as transfer these weapons to the
refugees in Afghanistan who were fighting against the Soviet
regime. Later, relations between the two countries are regulated
only through Switzerland.
What kind of changes happened in the country after the
Revolution? It is interesting if the society is happy because it
got rid of the monarchy regime, or did it want to bring back the
days of Pahlavi? Maybe they were cursing themselves for what they
did...
As for the reason for the Reza Pahlavi's overthrow, it
was said that at that time, irreligion and dishonor had reached
their peak in the country. However, an interesting question arises:
if this was really the case, how did such a large number of
Ayatollahs (shia clerics) grew up?
Sadreddin Soltan calls Iran before the revolution a secular
state. However, he notes that even during Pahlavi's rule, clergy
were trained in the country on the basis of special training.
"Even at that time, all religious rites (Muharram, fasting) were
performed in the country, and there were even a large number of
mosques. It was the existence of these that supported the
revolution that took place in 1979. Also, Ayatollahs and clerics
were particularly trained. From the economic point of view, Iran
was extremely dependent on the US and Western investment.
Nevertheless, at that time, new technologies were brought to Iran,
a steel plant was built in Isfahan, king's new atomic energy
projects were implemented, and the country was equipped with new
military equipment. However, Khomeini declared that the country
will continue on its own path without turning east or west.
Khomeini, in turn, eliminated his opponents and established his
mullah regime. However, the Iran-Iraq war brought the country down
economically. The Tehran regime included Iran in the list of
politically, economically, and culturally risky countries. This
situation is still ongoing."
To be continued Part 2...
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