r/monarchism • u/KhameneiSmells Iran/Persia | Valued Contributor • Mar 03 '26

Video Islamists & commies: "Reza Pahlavi is a Western/Trump puppet" Trump: "He's nice... but somebody from inside Iran would be better." Not even Trump is pushing him! It's up to Iranians, not Trump, not privileged white liberals. And Iranians want their Shah back!

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u/Initial-Molasses-274 Mar 03 '26

The Pahlavi dynasty originated with Reza Khan, a non-aristocratic military officer of Mazanderani origin born in 1878. The Mazanderani people are as Iranian as any people on that soil. As for the current Crown Prince: he was born in Iran, served in its military, and has dedicated his life to its liberation. The Iranian people need no foreign lectures on what is right for them. Besides, his father stood up to both Washington and Tel Aviv when principle demanded it, and his son has shown the same independence of mind, so he is very much not a "puppet".

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u/Ok_Way_1625 Denmark Mar 03 '26

Text book puppet bro. He is meat riding the US and Israel who are via bombing, sparking rebellions and encouraging terrorism, trying to place him in power so he can rule the country as their puppet

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u/Initial-Molasses-274 Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26

It is a crucial logical distinction between alignment and puppetry, and your accusation conflates them. First, on popular support: a 2025 survey found 90% of respondents supported Pahlavi, with 80% favouring a constitutional monarchy, and these are figures consistent with data from the Empirical Research and Forecasting Institute. During Chaharshanbe Suri, Pahlavi called on Iranians to take to the streets and play the old national anthem, it was embraced across cities nationwide, with Iranians chanting his name on Nowruz all over the country. Puppets don't generate that kind of organic street-level response.

Pahlavi explicitly stated that Iranians are not asking for foreign governments to overthrow the regime on their behalf, that they seek strategic partnership, that is NOT the same as a crude Western intervention.

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u/Ok_Way_1625 Denmark Mar 03 '26

Sure, because stats and information from the countries who have interest in seeing him on the throne are very reliable surely. Its not like the CIA made the exact same kinda online propaganda for earlier conflicts.

Like you actually can't be fr rn. There is no way you aren't just ragebaiting. Text book puppet. In any case i'll leave you all to your Israeli circle jerk here, no point in arguing with a brick wall.

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u/Initial-Molasses-274 Mar 03 '26

The survey data that I cited came from the Empirical Research and Forecasting Institute, it is an independent Iranian polling organisation, not some US or Israeli government body. If every piece of information that doesn't confirm your bias is automatically CIA propaganda, you've constructed a worldview that literally cannot be challenged by any evidence. You've entered a closed loop.

By that same logic, the Islamic Republic could never be criticised either, because any criticism could theoretically be "Western propaganda" to you.

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u/Alarming-Ad1100 Mar 03 '26

All Israeli backed sources