{"id":750,"date":"2025-07-18T04:33:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T04:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/?p=750"},"modified":"2026-03-08T13:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:06:32","slug":"referendum-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahvand.org\/en\/referendum-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"Referendum Trap"},"content":{"rendered":"

The End of One Project, the Beginning of a New Plan.<\/h1>\n

By Raghu Kondori, Director of the Shahvand Think Tank.<\/h1>\n

<\/h1>\n

The project of \u201cshedding skin\u201d\u2014to either seize the power of the Supreme Leader (Velayat\u2011e Faqih) or to push it aside\u2014continues under the banner of so\u2011called reformists.
\nThe project known as \u201cFrom Tajzadeh to the Prince,\u201d an attempt to exploit monarchist forces, has failed. Yet the process of shedding skin goes on under a new tactic, this time with the help of Mir\u2011Hossein and his partners, now branded as a \u201creferendum.\u201d
\nLet us not be deceived.<\/p>\n

The End of One Project, the Beginning of a New Plan<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/h1>\n

The end of the \u201cWoman, Life, Freedom\u201d project; the start of the regime\u2019s metamorphosis
\nBy Raghu Kondori \u2013 Secretary of the Shahvand Think Tank<\/p>\n

At this historic turning point, the Woman, Life, Freedom movement\u2014once a flame that ignited national awakening\u2014is now being extinguished by the very forces whose goal was never genuine change, but rather \u201canger management\u201d and containment of the people\u2019s passion within a carefully engineered project. The recent remarks by Faezeh Hashemi have in effect declared the official end of this movement.<\/p>\n

But behind this ending, a new project has begun: The project of \u201cMan, Homeland, Prosperity.\u201d This project is the regime\u2019s metamorphosis: an attempt to preserve power with a more modern fa\u00e7ade and a more nationalistic vocabulary. But its truth has not changed:<\/p>\n

Political Islam neither dies nor reforms\u2014it only sheds its skin.<\/p>\n

Mojtaba Khamenei: The \u201cIranian Bin Salman\u201d? In this new project, Mojtaba Khamenei\u2014backed by security figures, former reformists, and segments of global elites\u2014is being introduced as an \u201cIranian Bin Salman.\u201d This shift, carried out with the participation of the regime\u2019s Eastern allies\u2014from China, Russia, and Qatar to select circles in the West\u2014is moving forward with the goal of rebuilding legitimacy from within.<\/p>\n

But what is the real aim of this project? Not to reform the regime. Not to save the people. But to divert the path of the system\u2019s collapse toward a controlled internal transfer of power.<\/p>\n

The Woman, Life, Freedom movement\u2014with its enticing slogans like \u201cwomen\u2019s rights,\u201d \u201csocial justice,\u201d and \u201ccivil society\u201d\u2014is now being deployed in service of the regime\u2019s survival. From now on, the very forces that were once symbols of resistance will throw their full media and political weight into countering the monarchy alternative and undermining Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.<\/p>\n

This project is containment from within and diversion from without.<\/p>\n

Collapse of Legitimacy: A Historic Opportunity for the Iranian Nation<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Islamic Republic has entered the stage of terminal collapse:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Economic and social crises at their peak<\/li>\n
  • Security threats from inside and outside<\/li>\n
  • Moral and political legitimacy eroding by the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    At the same time, the world is caught in its own crises\u2014from Europe and America to East Asia\u2014and no foreign power either has the capacity or the will to intervene.<\/p>\n

    And precisely in this global vacuum, a historic opportunity has emerged for the people of Iran:<\/p>\n

    The chance for salvation lies only in the hands of the Iranian people themselves.<\/p>\n

    A salvation that can only pass through a deeply rooted, legitimate, and unifying institution: A Constitutional Monarchy.<\/p>\n

    Shahvand\u2019s Proposed Path: A Transitional Monarchical Government<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Main objective: The overthrow of the Islamic Republic and preservation of national cohesion afterward.<\/p>\n

    Practical proposal: Forming a Transitional Monarchical Government under the leadership of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with the rallying cry: Shah, Homeland, Freedom.<\/p>\n

    Key features of this model:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Historical and cultural legitimacy<\/li>\n
    • A focal point of national and identity-based cohesion<\/li>\n
    • The ability to ensure internal and border security<\/li>\n
    • Laying the groundwork for a truly legitimate and free referendum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Strategic Warning: Time to Change the Opposition\u2019s Map<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n

      The regime, through its metamorphosis project, is working to dismantle the opposition from within. If opposition forces do not update their strategies, they will lose the initiative.<\/p>\n

      Only one historic and cultural axis can restore the balance in favor of the nation: A Constitutional Monarchy, with a Transitional Monarchical Government.<\/p>\n

      Essentials for Successful Nation-Building<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n
        \n
      • A multi\u2011layered consultative structure<\/li>\n
      • Extensive participation of women in strategy design, institution-building, and decision-making<\/li>\n
      • Virtual\u2013field coordination: smartly connecting online space with real action in the streets, media, and grassroots networks<\/li>\n
      • People\u2019s diplomacy: gaining international legitimacy for the Transitional Monarchical Government through the unity of Iranians worldwide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Now is not the time to be a spectator.
        \nTactical neutrality has ended.
        \nIf we turn our backs on history, history will turn its back on us.<\/p>\n

        Shah, Homeland, Freedom\u2014more than a slogan; it is the code for salvation.<\/p>\n

        Shahvand, maintaining its analytical independence and strategic focus, declares its full support for the leadership of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and his decisions.<\/p>\n

        The homeland awaits its true sons and daughters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \"Referendum
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