It was an honor to be invited to the Swedish Parliament to participate in the Iran Prosperity Project (IPP) seminar. For those unfamiliar, the IPP is a concrete political action plan crafted by experts across various fields within the Iranian diaspora, outlining the future governance of Iran after the fall of the Islamic regime.
Many thanks to @nimagap (SD) and @TorstenElofsson (KD) for hosting the seminar, as well as to the speakers @ardavank, @sahartahvili, Nicky Sarmadi, and @arvinkhoshnood.
Photo credit goes to @aradalesafar, whom I traveled to Stockholm with alongside Aria Razzaghi. I am incredibly grateful for their friendship.
Yesterday, Crown Prince Reza #Pahlavi met with Dr. Maziar Jazani, a prominent Iranian lawyer in France and the son of Mr. Bijan Jazani, founder of the Fedayi guerrilla organization that conducted armed resistance against the late Shah of Iran.
Today, the Crown Prince met with Shapour Bastansiar, who was formerly associated with the National Council of Resistance, the political arm of the #MEK cult.
There is no other Iranian opposition leader with the credibility, courage, and national standing to engage individuals from such profoundly different political backgrounds. While others remain trapped in old divisions, personal rivalries, and ideological hostility, Reza Pahlavi continues to bring Iranians together around a shared objective: the liberation of Iran and the establishment of a free, secular, and democratic system chosen by the Iranian people.
This is what national leadership looks like.
I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, a steadfast friend of the Iranian people and a proud defender of freedom.
At moments when moral clarity was required, Senator Graham stood on the right side. When friends were seldom found, he stood alongside the people of Iran in their struggle against tyranny.
He used his voice to ensure that the voices of those fighting for justice were heard in the halls of power. His support for Iran’s Lion and Sun Revolution earned him the title “Uncle Lindsey” among Iranians. He will be remembered with profound gratitude and deep respect.
We extend our deepest condolences to Senator Graham’s family, loved ones, colleagues, and the people of South Carolina and the United States.
May he rest in peace and may others carry on the fight for freedom.
Tack vare polisen kunde de personer som försökte ta mitt liv gripas och lagföras. Polisen finns till för att skydda oss. Jag är djupt tacksam för att de finns och för det stöd de har gett mig och min familj.
Vänsterpartiet representerar inte hela Malmö och kan inte ta sig rätten att tala för alla Malmöbor. Vi är många som står bakom polisen och vet att den finns där för oss när vi behöver den.
Ali Khamenei, Irans tyrann, som eliminerades den första dagen av USA och Israels militära operation mot den islamiska regimen den 28 februari, kommer snart att begravas. Begravningsceremonin, som pågår i flera dagar, inleds på lördag.
Jag hoppas innerligt att ingen representant för Sverige eller EU deltar i ceremonin. Khamenei var den islamiska regimens högste ledare sedan 1989 och styrde Iran med järnhand. Han bar det yttersta ansvaret för regimens brutala förtryck, inte minst massakern på tiotusentals iranier under januariupproret 2026.
Ett svenskt eller europeiskt deltagande skulle sända helt fel signal till det iranska folket.
@MariaStenergard@M_Otterstedt@Utrikesdep@SwedishPM
Detta är fullständigt oacceptabelt och får inte tolereras. Hur länge ska Palestinaextremister kunna fortsätta trakassera och förfölja människor på Stockholms gator enbart för att de har en annan åsikt? Vi exiliranier lever redan med hot från den islamiska regimen.
Armin är en ung politiskt engagerad person och ska aldrig behöva känna sig hotad när han rör sig på gator och torg. Ingen ska behöva utsättas för sådana angrepp i Sverige på grund av sina politiska åsikter.
Alla former av politiska hot och allt politiskt våld måste fördömas och bemötas med full kraft.
Förra veckan fick jag besök i riksdagshuset av Armin Firouzbaksh, en ung man med bakgrund i Iran. Han är medlem i Sverigedemokraterna och mycket aktiv i demonstrationerna mot den iranska regimen. Jag har under hela mandatperioden haft kontakt med Armin eftersom jag anser att det ingår i mitt uppdrag att uppmuntra unga människor att fördjupa sitt engagemang i demokratin.
Armin lade upp en bild på sociala medier efter vårt besök. Efter att han publicerade den bilden har han blivit trakasserad i centrala Stockholm. Jag kommer att lägga upp ett klipp där han blir trakasserad, eftersom jag vill att ni ska se att det här påhoppet sker av politiska och etniska skäl. Personen som trakasserar honom har dessutom publicerat bilden från Armins möte med mig som en referens.
På flera sätt handlar det här om ofredande av en person på grund av hans politiska engagemang. Dessutom signalerar man att den som besöker mig riskerar att bli trakasserad.
Det här kommer sannolikt inte att uppmärksammas av etablerade medier. Armin är varken vänsterpolitiker eller muslim. Hade han varit det är jag övertygad om att händelsen hade fått betydligt större uppmärksamhet.
Jag hoppas att Polismyndigheten åtminstone agerar. Ingen ska behöva trakasseras på det här sättet på grund av sitt politiska engagemang. Om sådant tillåts riskerar människor att avstå från att engagera sig i demokratin.
Jag hoppas att Armin inte slutar med sina politiska aktiviteter på grund av det här. Han har bland annat varit mycket aktiv i opinionsbildningen mot Imam Ali Islamic Center i Järfälla.
Ni får gärna dela detta inlägg för att uppmärksamma den här händelsen och stötta Armin genom att skicka ett mejl eller ett meddelande till honom. Vi måste stå upp för varandra när extremister angriper människor på grund av deras politiska engagemang.
Dear friends, please bear with me while I offer a short lesson in world history and then a lesson in Iranian history.
Lesson 1: Spain returned to monarchy in 1975. Cambodia restored its monarchy in 1993. The fact that the Ambassador has “never seen” this says less about historical facts and more about her historical knowledge.
Lesson 2: It is claimed that Iran had a “democratically elected leader.” Ambassador Sands is talking about Mossadegh. She does not name him, perhaps because the name is difficult to pronounce.
But I have two, and only two, questions with respect to this. If the ambassador would grace us with an answer, I would be forever grateful.
This “elected leader”: on what date was the election in which the Iranian people elected him as Iran’s national leader?
And the second question: how many votes did he receive?
The lesson: you will find neither a date nor a vote total.
From July 4 to July 9, as the regime stages its deceptive propaganda around the burial of the remains of the supreme criminal, Ali Khamenei, and as we mark the sixth month since the courageous national uprising of January 8 and 9, freedom-loving Iranians will take to the streets around the world as part of the Global Week of Action for a Free Iran.
They will gather to show the world the true face of Iran and to honour the eternal memory of the fallen heroes of Iran’s Lion and Sun Revolution, six months after their massacre. A massacre
that murdered over 40,000 over two days, a shocking 14 Iranian’s a minute.
This campaign will begin on July 4, alongside Independence Day in the United States, with gatherings outside U.S. embassies in capitals around the world.
Our message to the American people and the U.S. government is clear: stand with the Iranian people. Do not deal with terrorists. Choose the people of Iran.
Two hundred and fifty years ago, America chose freedom. Today, the people of Iran are fighting for that same freedom.
Any deal with the criminal Islamic Republic stands in direct contradiction to the ideals and values of the United States and the free world.
Our compatriots inside Iran can also take part, while protecting their safety and keeping their identities hidden, by recording videos at the graves of our fallen heroes, writing messages on walls, and using other creative methods to send similar messages to the American people and government.
Further details of the Global Week of Action for a Free Iran will be announced soon.
What you are seeing flying in the air are the bags of rice that the IRGC had prepared to bribe the people with
We poured them on the ground and declared that we only need freedom.
Iranians are not hungry, but it seems American farmers are poor and need the money.
Reza Pahlavi:
It has never been the case for me to run for office or position. But I'm uniquely placed to be an agent of change and transition.
There's a trust in me.
Heartbreaking. 💔
26 years ago when 9/11 happened, the Iranian people, at the height of repression, when they could be jailed and murdered for standing with America, took to the streets in solidarity with the American people. They lit candles and cried as you did. “Death to Terrorists”. They changed.
Yet America, time and time again has turned its backs on them making deals with their captors and murderers.
Iran will be free one day but the west will be remembered as tinning a blind eye on one of the most brutal regime in the history of mankind.
So save me your BS about Hitler. If he were alive, you’d be shaking hands with him too.
3/5
I had the honor of addressing #Malmö along the march, side by side w/ my brothers Aria, @Sam_Mzadeh, and Sebastian, reminding the city that every week we come because millions of Iranians cannot afford our silence; that while protest here is a right, in Iran it can be a death sentence. I spoke of the 88 days during which the regime cut Iran off from the internet; and of the videos now emerging: millions in the streets, carrying the image of HIH Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, chanting #JavidShah, standing under the Lion & Sun. One nation. One flag. One national leader. One demand: freedom for Iran.👇
photo credit: the one taken of me is by Sam; thank you, brother
3/5
I had the honor of addressing #Malmö along the march, side by side w/ my brothers Aria, @Sam_Mzadeh, and Sebastian, reminding the city that every week we come because millions of Iranians cannot afford our silence; that while protest here is a right, in Iran it can be a death sentence. I spoke of the 88 days during which the regime cut Iran off from the internet; and of the videos now emerging: millions in the streets, carrying the image of HIH Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, chanting #JavidShah, standing under the Lion & Sun. One nation. One flag. One national leader. One demand: freedom for Iran.👇
photo credit: the one taken of me is by Sam; thank you, brother
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On Sat., May 30, once again in keeping w/ our vow never to stand down until our Iran is liberated from the usurpation of the Islamic-Khomeinist regime, and in support of HIH Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, we gathered to echo the voices of our compatriots inside. One of the beauties of this gathering was that it was co-hosted by a patriotic father and son —both of whom I’m honored to call friends. I’m also fortunate to be working w/ @AmirShariati75 on a project whose news we’ll gradually begin to share.👇
photo credit: me
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