{"id":330291,"date":"2025-04-08T21:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T20:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330291"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:42:00","slug":"iran-news-state-run-newspaper-says-reza-pahlavi-and-monarchists-have-served-clerical-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-state-run-newspaper-says-reza-pahlavi-and-monarchists-have-served-clerical-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: State-Run Newspaper Says Reza Pahlavi and Monarchists Have Served Clerical Regime \u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Screenshot from the state-run Vatan-e Emrooz newspaper showing Reza Pahlavi alongside figures from the so-called \u201cSolidarity Charter\u201d signed in 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Iranian regime, facing unprecedented crises and weakened stability, is increasingly turning to propaganda tactics to project strength. According to an April 5 report by the state-run Vatan-e Emrooz<\/a> newspaper, the regime is exploiting the spectacle of infighting among various diaspora-based groups it labels as ‘opposition,’ particularly those associated with monarchism, to reinforce its own narrative of disunity and incompetence among adversaries.<\/p>\n

The Vatan-e Emrooz report highlights the alleged failure of Reza Pahlavi\u2019s efforts to unify those groups he claims to lead through the \u201cSolidarity Charter\u201d signed in 2022. The article claims that the initiative was nothing but a superficial attempt to secure Western funding by presenting a coalition of incompatible factions. As the newspaper states, \u201cNow, long after the end of this superficial solidarity and the scattering of its members, the confrontation between the opposition groups has reached a point where they openly publish documents against each other and shamelessly shout about their own profiteering.\u201d<\/p>\n

The newspaper emphasizes Pahlavi\u2019s failure, stating, \u201cPahlavi\u2019s insistence on a leadership role has only served to deepen ideological rifts.\u201d It alleges that monarchist groups, particularly those aligned with Reza Pahlavi, are responsible for increasing fragmentation. Vatan-e Emrooz highlights that monarchists \u201cplayed a significant role in fueling conflicts between opposition groups.\u201d<\/p>\n

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