Three political activists say the "most violent religious tyranny" is "struggling" in the crisis, marking the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution.
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Revolution, several current political activists criticized the current situation and considered the Islamic Republic a deviation from the demands and ideals of the revolutionaries.
Mohammad Maleki, the first president of Tehran University after the victory of the revolution, wrote in an open letter dedicated to the “victims and sufferers of 40 years of religious tyranny”: “Men and women who bore the scars and scars of the tortures of the royal regime’s SAVAK, with the hope of a tomorrow free from violence and elimination, believed in their hearts that with the slogans of independence, freedom, and the Islamic Republic, and the departure of the Shah and the arrival of Khomeini, the demon would leave and an angel would take his place. But the blood of the men and women who had been shed at the feet of the revolution had not yet dried when the dreams collapsed and the royal tyranny became the most violent religious tyranny.”
While blaming himself and other revolutionaries for trusting Khomeini and not recognizing "the executioners who had disguised themselves as saviors," he expressed hope: "I hope that this time the new generation will choose the right path with open eyes and by seeing the signs and warnings, so that Iran can once and for all be rid of tyranny - in every form and manner."
Abolfazl Ghadiani and Alireza Rajai, two other political activists, also published a joint note on the Zeytoun website and wrote: "The Islamic Republic is now floundering in the depths of crisis, and the waves of crisis are attacking it from one side every day."
According to these two reformist political activists, "no fair political force denies the reality of today's Iran that the true meaning of the republic has been distorted over the past four decades, and its true content has been buried in a mass of ideological deceptions and political and social repression."
Ghadiani and Rajai have suggested that "the streets and street mobilizations, leadership, and refusal to obey the bad law" be included in the agenda for formulating the reformists' strategy.
Coinciding with the anniversary of the revolution in Iran, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has also shown special attention to the Islamic Republic and has twice used the hashtag #40YearsOfFailure in his tweets to describe the achievements of this regime.
In his latest statement, Mr. Pompeo tweeted on Monday, February 5, referring to what he called the "Iranian revolutionaries' reneging on their promises." He wrote: "In 1979, Ayatollah Khomeini sold the Iranian people the promise of future happiness. Forty years later, the corrupt Iranian regime has nothing to offer but a broken promise."
Source: Voice of America
