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Has the war ended? Or have we just entered its main phase? When the enemy no longer approaches from the border but strikes from other directions, how, who, and where does it collapse? Amidst fire and diplomacy, in a land that still smells of gunpowder, a fundamental question lies before us: How can one stand without being destroyed? How can one fight without being a warmonger?

In the geometry of global power, dialogue is sometimes a tool of peace and sometimes a mask for war. The Islamic Republic, from its very first days, has defined itself in opposition to what it calls imperialism and the hegemony system—namely, the United States. But throughout all these years, behind closed doors, the power of diplomacy has always been flowing: sometimes loudly, sometimes with sealed lips. Now, on the eve of major regional and global transformations, amid economic deadlocks and increasing social pressures, and while the world is experiencing a complex America led by Trump, it is watching this period's negotiations with Iran. The fundamental question is: what scenario does the Islamic Republic have in mind for confronting the United States under Trump's leadership? Has open diplomacy replaced covert policy?

Is it possible to escape the future? This is a very important question: is there any escape from the future or not? History is neither sleep nor fantasy; it is a stubborn reality that sometimes shows its face in the mirror of popular protests, sometimes in negotiations behind closed doors, and sometimes in the shadow of the comings and goings of leaders and their successors. The Islamic Republic, after nearly half a century, now seems to me to be standing in a purgatory between continuity and transition.

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Such actions take time, and we must maintain our credibility.

As a fighter Iranian, I do not want him to get involved in issues that are beyond control or that contradict the position of a constitutional monarch.

During the years when I was alongside Reza Pahlavi, he was a democratic individual and did not fight for the restoration of the "monarchy".

The Islamic Republic is not on the verge of collapse.

The sidelining of Ayatollah Khamenei has "discredited" (made ambiguous or tainted) the concept of Velayat (Guardianship of the Jurist).

All the levers of power are in the hands of this 15-20 percent, and they run the country.

Neither the Islamic Republic nor the US government wants to return to the battlefield.

The attack on Iran was against international law.

Mehrdad Khansari: The removal (or sidelining) of Ayatollah Khamenei has created a situation in which, if our nation is vigilant...

Mehrdad Khansari: The nature of the current dissatisfaction of the people is different from the past.

The people wanted more political freedom, which was not available at that time.

The Shah intervened in two areas: matters related to foreign policy and military matters and the defense of the country.

During the time of the Shah, dissatisfaction could be curbed by providing financial facilities to the people.

Mehrdad Khansari: Our country, at the time when Mohammad Reza Shah came to the throne, was a poor country.

It is very clear that the Islamic Republic is at one of the most sensitive historical junctures. Therefore, we are going to discuss an issue that is important for the future of Iran, and the topic of our conversation is the structure of power in Iran. We know that after the attacks that took place in recent months, and after the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei and the transfer of leadership in a very strange and extraordinary process to his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, many now believe that the Islamic Republic has entered its third generation. Although to this day, we have not seen any live voice, image, photo, or even a live signature from the new leader. Has Iran entered the era of a military-security government? And can the new architecture of power stabilize the Islamic Republic system and the nascent system of Mojtaba Khamenei, or will new crises arise?

Mehrdad Khansari: The biggest weakness of the Islamic Republic is the lack of development and the creation of public dissatisfaction.

The skill he had in construction, he did not have in "crisis management".

History is a testing ground for power, and in this testing ground, nations have repeatedly faced similar questions: when a political system enters a phase of erosion, or when for many it becomes conditional and reform is no longer enough, and for many the question arises as to when the survival of a government becomes its greatest issue, and more importantly, for many the question arises as to when the future separates from the past. Today, Iran is in one of the most sensitive periods of its contemporary history: the American and Israeli attack and the war that has changed the equations of the region, the killing of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, the emergence of the third leader of the Islamic Republic, changes in the balance of power within the establishment, the increasing role of security and military institutions, the intensification of political rifts, the current negotiations with the United States, and simultaneously, the return of the discussion of alternatives to the center of attention, and the return to a question that has loomed over Iranian politics for decades: Will the Islamic Republic pass through this historical turning point? If not, how will Iran's future be shaped?

If the government continues its practice of raids, imprisonments, and house arrests, what we were worried about happening through a foreign attack will instead occur through "social collapse."

We are in an emergency situation in which the law is not observed.

Hossein Bayat: When the leader of the Islamic Republic is assassinated in the first second of the war, it means we are naturally in an emergency situation.

The theoretical foundations of the Islamic Republic are fraught with conflict and contradiction.

If there is to be a discussion of "transition," then the issue of "war" — which has already been defeated — must be raised again.

I want to speak on Abdi Media about one of the most complex and tense arenas of Iranian politics — a space between war and freedom, between the opposition and power, and between truth and the politics of commerce; about a society that has for years been suspended between anger, fear, hope, revenge, freedom, and collapse, and now stands at a point where it is simultaneously afraid of war, afraid of the continuation of the status quo, and afraid of a future of which it still has no clear image. In years when Iran is simultaneously entangled in internal crisis, external pressure, the threat of war, and the collapse of public trust, great questions remain — questions whose answers many might find important to know: Who truly speaks for Iran?

If you had understood, you wouldn't have relied one bit on foreign interference!

The binary of "people vs. government" is wrong and has led to war.

It cannot be said that those who are involved in the country's defense mechanism are necessarily the same people who suppressed the people in January

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Outside the country, the level of violence has risen so high that anyone who speaks "anti-war" cannot feel safe.

Under these circumstances, someone like Reza Pahlavi can become "sacralized."

They Lack the Authenticity, Foundations, and Ideals of a Genuine Revolution

The Pahlavi model of governance is based on a paternalistic and patriarchal style of rule.

Free speech lives in safety

This entire affair of war is a "business."

In no movement have we had such facilitation for the issue of mass killing.

This creature and her entire campaign view the existence of the Iranian human through a consumerist lens.

In December, an additional layer was added to the government's repression, and that was due to the role played by Pahlavi.

The "dead ends" were translated into "insoluble" issues for the people

We need people who can stand against the waves.
 

The path ahead does not lead to liberation.
 

Individual leadership is not desirable because such an event occurred in the Islamic Revolution.

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The strength of revolutions is proportional to the strength of their leaders.

The waves of such a war are still on their way, and they will give rise to an “economic tsunami” in Iran.

Reza Pahlavi turned his back on the “New Covenant” that he had previously presented.

Given the course of events in the country, it is natural that this government has no choice but to leave.
 

Saturday at 22:00 Iran time.

The Green Movement is the first movement in which people took to the streets for their civil rights without being called by the clergy.

Mohsen Sazegara: The slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom” was a gift from our Kurdish compatriots, and this slogan is not accidental.

This revolution remained unfinished, but it achieved one of its demands, which is the issue of compulsory dress code and women’s rights.

Mohsen Sazegara: Any process in which various segments of society, not just a single class, collectively enter the political arena and demand a change of government is a revolutionary process.
 

He created a suitable opportunity for religious opponents who were also ideologically equipped.
 

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi dissolved all the parties.

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