On the Necessity of Understanding Iran Through the Lion and Sun Revolution
Today we find ourselves in circumstances where we need a profound understanding of Iran more than ever before, for Iran is a living being. Understanding Iran means recognizing the invisible threads that connect the Cyrus Cylinder and Ferdowsi to our historical identity and the constitutional rule of law that binds the nation together.
Understanding Iran also means recognizing the internal diversity of this land; Turks, Persians, Baloch, Kurds, Arabs, Lurs, Gilaks, and Turkmens are branches of one civilizational tree. Any division in the name of ethnicity or ideology is an attack on Iran’s roots.
Iran is not merely geography; it is historical memory, cultural continuity, and a civilizational concept. Our greatest crisis is historical amnesia, which causes us to repeat past mistakes.
Today the idea of “Iran as a shared home” is emphasized. A shared home cannot be run on hatred; it requires a national compact, mutual tolerance, and national interests.
The Islamic Revolution was built on historical amnesia and amounted only to anger and destruction. In the past fifty years we have been caught between fascination with imported ideologies and reactionary dogma, turning Iran into a battlefield of ideologies.
The Lion and Sun Revolution of Iran rests on historical and national understanding and can rebuild the country. Sustainable development and lasting democracy become possible only when Iran is redefined within global civilization, not through isolation.
Substituting ideology for national interests has been a major error of contemporary politics. Whenever Iran’s interests were sacrificed to transnational causes, the people paid the price in their economy, freedoms, and security.
Iranian society longs for the restoration of national trust. National trust means the law governs everyone and the government serves the country.
Without the rule of law, civil institutions, freedom of expression, and citizen rights, no sustainable future can be built. Nations endure through a shared narrative; Iran’s shared narrative is survival, continuity, and civilization.
We must view Iran through the interests of future generations and strike a balance between freedom and stability, national identity and modern progress. Development requires institution-building, merit-based governance, and national reconciliation.
We need a generation that builds the future rather than spreads hatred and regards the homeland as a trust for those yet to come. Our greatest duty is to free Iran from ideological mindsets and return the Iranian nation to the center of politics.
The Lion and Sun Revolution of Iran stands for the return of rationality, law, national identity, and human dignity. Iran lives because its spirit lives in its people.
Therefore, amid the Lion and Sun Revolution of Iran, under the leadership of Prince Reza Pahlavi and in support of his transition plan, let us deepen our understanding of Iran.
Long live Iran and the Iranian people
Victory to the national Lion and Sun Revolution of Iran