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On the eve of the deadline President Trump has set for the despotic Islamic Iranian regime to negotiate an end to the war, former Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi issued a plea for the Iranian army to oust the regime and its terrorist IRGC, and begin a new era for his country.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo the armed forces of Iran: You are the heirs to the legacy of the patriotic and honorable commanders of this land, from Ariobarzanes, Bahram Chobin, and Surena, to Babak Khorramdin, Ya\u2019qub Leyth, and Mazyar to Jahanbani, Khosrowdad and Rahimi,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n
Pahlavi\u2019s list was a \u201cWho\u2019s Who\u201d of Iranian military legends and patriots, which spans over 2,000 years. They all fought as fearless commanders who defended Iran against foreign invasion or internal collapse.<\/p>\n
Ariobarzanes led a last-stand defense at the Persian Gates against Alexander the Great in 330 BC. Though heavily outnumbered, his fierce resistance nearly halted the Macedonian advance on Persepolis. Surena was the general who humiliated Rome at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BC. Bahram Chobin, in 590, defeated the G\u00f6kt\u00fcrks.<\/p>\n
Babak Khorramdin \u2014 a major symbol of Iranian national identity and resistance to Arab rule \u2014 led the Khorramites in a 20-year rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate in the 9th<\/sup> century. Ya\u2019qub Leyth is credited with reviving the Persian language in his court in the 9th<\/sup> century and reclaiming much of Iran from the Abbasids. Mazyar fought against the Abbasid Caliphate to preserve Iranian autonomy in the 9th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n Jahanbani, Khosrowdad, and Rahimi were high-ranking generals of the\u00a0Imperial Iranian Armed Forces\u00a0during the 1979 Revolution. They were among the first executed by the Islamic revolutionary courts.<\/p>\n \u201cHow can you remain silent and inactive in the face of the brazen presence and boasts of foreign agents and criminals affiliated with the Islamic Republic in the streets of Iran from Hashd al-Shaabi and Hezbollah of Lebanon, to Afghan and Pakistani terrorists?\u201d Pahlavi continued. \u201cBefore your very eyes, the Islamic Republic and its terrorist, repressive IRGC have slaughtered tens of thousands of the purest and bravest sons and daughters of this country, and each day sent more to their deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThese occupiers of Iran\u2019s soil, driven by a destructive and apocalyptic madness, have brought the country to the brink of ruin,\u201d he declared. \u201cHow have you closed your eyes to these realities and withdrawn from your duty to defend the nation and the people? How will history \u2014 and future generations of Iran \u2014 judge you? Remember your national and patriotic oath and commitment. Step forward. Defend the honor and credibility of Iran\u2019s national army against the Islamic Republic and its foreign mercenaries.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to you, the great nation of Iran: with a loud voice, demand that the army fulfill its national role,\u201d he importuned. \u201cCall on them to carry out their duty to the homeland and the people. Before it is too late, stand together with the nation and save Iran. Long live Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Tuesday called on members of Iran\u2019s army to step in against the Islamic Republic and stand with the Iranian people, urging them to uphold what he described as their national and patriotic duty and asking the public to demand that the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/z9L7QkFD90<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) April 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n