My Dear Compatriots, Great Nation of Iran, I salute each and every one of you who, over the course of these last one hundred days, have stood firm for...
My Dear Compatriots,
Great Nation of Iran,
I salute each and every one of you who, over the course of these last one hundred days, have stood firm for freedom and the reclamation of Iran, who, with extraordinary sacrifice, have stood boldly against bullets, and who, for the past forty days, have braved the danger of bombardment.
I know that news of the two week ceasefire between the Islamic Republic, America and Israel has disheartened many of you. But today is not a time for despair, it is a time for even greater belief in victory. What has transpired over these last forty days falls in line with the very demands the Iranian nation made of the international community; demands that, after laying down their lives in the streets of Iran, our people further echoed on February 14th’s Global Day of Action.
The blows dealt to the Islamic Republic in a mere forty days have been unprecedented, and for this regime, irreparable. The elimination of Ali Khamenei, the man responsible for the murder of tens of thousands of courageous Iranians, is in itself a historic achievement for our nation. Beyond him, dozens of senior commanders and principal agents within the IRGC, the Basij, and the regime’s intelligence apparatus have also been removed. Thousands of the regime’s oppressive forces have been destroyed. The command-and-control structure of the regime’s repressive machinery has been paralyzed and has collapsed. The military infrastructure built not for the defense of Iran, but for the export of terrorism and instability, has been annihilated. The regime’s financial resources, used for oppression at home and terrorism abroad, have been drastically diminished. The Islamic Republic stands today more isolated and more reviled, in the region and the world, than at any point in its history.
What remains for this regime is reliance on foreign mercenaries and a bloodstained few whose interests are bound to its survival. This regime has suffered a devastating defeat in reality, yet by severing internet access for ninety million Iranians and through its machinery of lies, still pretends victory and issues hollow threats. Those who claimed they would never accept a ceasefire have now lost their leader and their commanders, lost the war, accepted the ceasefire, and been dragged to the negotiating table for their complete capitulation.
We knew from the outset, however, that the Islamic Republic would not fall solely through the elimination of its command structure and the degradation of its repressive apparatus by aerial strikes. That is precisely why, in every message I have addressed to you, I emphasized that it is we, the Iranian nation, who must deliver the final blow to this weakened regime and bring about its ultimate end.
I want you to know that I am monitoring conditions inside Iran closely. I understand that while the Islamic Republic has been profoundly weakened, its capacity for repression has not been entirely eliminated. My singular objective is to ensure that the final action to topple the Islamic Republic comes at the lowest possible cost to human life. The life of each and every one of you is precious to me. I therefore ask that you remain patient, protect yourselves and, with faith in victory and full readiness, await the decisive moment. In the meantime, I and all our compatriots abroad will raise your demand for an end to the Islamic Republic with every ounce of our strength.
Have faith that no force on earth can withstand the power of a united Iran. The Islamic Republic has no path of escape and no chance of survival this time, and it shall fall at the mighty hands of you, the great nation of Iran.
Long Live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
