{"id":14,"date":"2024-05-28T10:07:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-01-02T16:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T16:02:51","slug":"about-shahvand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/about-shahvand\/","title":{"rendered":"About Shahvand"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Shahvand Think Tank<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-884\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-884 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Header-X-2.jpg\" alt=\"Shah Homeland Freedom\u00a0 #ShahHomelandFreedom\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Header-X-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Header-X-2-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Header-X-2-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shah Homeland Freedom\u00a0 #ShahHomelandFreedom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Shahvand Think Tank was established in March 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>in both English and Farsi languages.<\/p>\n<p>Our political and strategic motto:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shah Homeland Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Our vision for the future<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We dream of a day when love, human values, freedom,<\/p>\n<p>and prosperity will once again illuminate our beloved land,<\/p>\n<p>under the proud flag of the Lion and the Sun, with<\/p>\n<p>Parliamentary monarchy, with His Majesty Reza Shah II<\/p>\n<p>as the guarantor of Iranian unity, modernity, and greatness\u2014an Iran<\/p>\n<p>based on secular democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Raghu Kondori is an author and the founder of Shahvand Think Tank.<\/p>\n<p>He offers views and analyses on politics and strategy, philosophy,<\/p>\n<p>psychology, literature, culture, and spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shah Homeland Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-offset-key=\"a6njo-0-0\">\n<p>#ShahHomelandFreedom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 data-offset-key=\"a6njo-0-0\">Follow us on X and other platforms:<\/h4>\n<div data-offset-key=\"a6njo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RaghuKondori\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/x.com\/RaghuKondori<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-xoduu5\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShahvandOrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/x.com\/ShahvandOrg<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shahvand Think Tank Shahvand Think Tank was established in March 2023 in both English and Farsi languages. 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