The head of the "Mostazafan Foundation" criticizes the type of citizen dialogue about the Pahlavi era

On Wednesday, February 10, the head of the Mostazafan Foundation harshly criticized the prevailing discourse in cyberspace about the Pahlavi era, criticizing the economic situation in Iran during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.

According to Mehr News Agency, Parviz Fattah, who was speaking at a ceremony regarding confiscated properties from before the 1979 revolution, stated that "unfortunately, today some people are seeking to cleanse the face of the Pahlavi family in cyberspace by exploiting economic problems."

He also said about the documents confiscated by his foundation that "we have the identity cards of Farah, the king, and the crown prince," and then asked, "What was the situation of the Iranian people at that time, when they had a population of only 25 million and the oil sales situation was very good at that time, and there were no sanctions?"

Parviz Fattah then sharply criticized the economic situation of the Iranian people before the Islamic Republic. His criticism comes at a time when, according to Islamic Republic officials themselves, all of Iran's economic indicators are in dire straits, and the number of citizens living below the poverty line and living on the margins of society is also showing an increasing trend in these statistics.

Criticism of the type of citizen dialogue about the Pahlavi era has increased among Islamic Republic officials in recent weeks, and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic, also attacked the media in his speech on Tuesday, calling them "biased." He said that the content these media outlets publish about the Pahlavi era is not negative, and he strongly criticized this.

Ramadan Sharif, a spokesman for the Revolutionary Guards, also said on January 27 that 50 million Iranians "have no information" about the clergy's activities against the Pahlavi government and "due to lack of knowledge," believe some films about the Pahlavi era.

He called the films "truncated and distorted" and said they were being broadcast to "inspire the people that the Iranian people's revolution was a mistake."

The IRGC spokesman made a similar comment in December 2019, saying that 40 million Iranians "have not understood or touched" the Pahlavi era, that the Islamic Republic has failed to raise awareness about the Pahlavi regime, and that the younger generation in Iran is "suffering from doubt."

The concerns expressed by Islamic Republic officials intensified after protesters chanted slogans in support of the Pahlavi era during the street protests in Iran in 2017 and 2019.

Source: Radio Farda