October 1st 2004…The End of the Islamic Republic of Iran?
The Iranian community is a buzz with the reports that October 1, 2004 will mark the end of the Iranian Republic of Iran.
A respected Iranian ex-patriot, Dr. Ahura Pirouz Khaleghi Yazdi, hosts a news program on a southern California based Iranian satellite broadcasting station (Rangarang TV, which means colorful), has recently announced he is returning to Iran to serve as a catalyst for a regime change in Iran no later than that date.
He claims to have the support of leaders inside the Iranian government and military institutions and has booked several chartered aircraft for his return to Iran with his supporters on or before that date.
Dr. Yazdi is a highly respected Iranian Zoroastrian, but a return to Iran without massive public support and protection would surely end in his immediate arrest. This move on his part is one of the boldest of any Iranian ex-patriot in recent memory.
Very little has been published on his efforts in the media and while it is hard to believe that he has sufficient support inside of Iran to protect him, still he is the first such Iranian to make such a bold challenge to the regime.
We need to watch for the reaction of Iranians inside of Iran to this ongoing story.
Background information:
He recently held a press conference at the National Press Club, August 24, 2004.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=35041
http://npc.press.org/calendar/calendarday.cfm?whatday=24&&whatyear=2004&&whatmonth=8
You can view the press conference at:
http://www.rang-a-rang.com/YazdiNPC08_24_2004.asx
Dr Yazdi hosts a news program on the Iranian satellite broadcasting station,
http://www.rangarang.com
His organization’s website is:
http://www.ahura.info/about/yazdi.html
His personal website is:
http://yazdi.org/ If anyone has more information on his efforts, please post it here.
DoctorZin
Sounds like 3 possible scenarios:
1) The regime could deny him entry into Iran
2)They could arrest him when he steps off the plane
3)They could wait to see who he meets with, and then arrest all of them.