Reza Pahlavi
@PahlaviReza
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Translated from Persian
To my brave compatriots in Iran,

Our magnificent national revolution, the Lion and Sun Revolution, is an unparalleled epic of unity, empathy, and national solidarity. Despite the Islamic Republic and its allies’ efforts to sow division and distraction, you have remained vigilant and patriotic, raising one unified voice across every corner of Iran, declaring that we are one great and united nation under one flag. You have shown that regardless of which city or province of Iran we come from, what dialect or language we speak, what religion or belief we hold or do not hold—we are all Iranians, and we are determined to reclaim our beloved homeland.

You have courageously stood in the streets across all of Iran—I emphasize: all of Iran—under a hail of bullets, declaring what you do not want and shouting what you do want.
Your bravery has shaken the foundations of this occupying regime. Your voice has awakened the world. Your sacrifice and selflessness will not be in vain. Iran will be free.

And to all those who wish to join us on this path, I say: Hear the voice of the great and united nation of Iran. The embrace of the Lion and Sun Revolution is open to those who accept these four principles:
- Preservation of Iran’s territorial integrity
- Individual freedoms and equality of all citizens before the law
- Secular democracy based on the separation of religion and state
- The right of the people to freely choose the form of government

Once again, I honor with deep respect, sorrow, and profound anger the eternal memory of our brave fallen—women and men who gave their lives for the homeland. Their families and loved ones should rest assured that the trial and punishment of those who ordered and carried out these massacres, and the delivery of justice, is certain and inevitable.

Today, as we stand more united than ever before and closer to freedom and democracy, I promise you with all my being that I will protect your trust and unity. Together, we will take Iran back and rebuild it once more.

Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi