RADIO IRAVA – INTERVIEW – CANADA
RADIO IRAVA, CANADA
Interview
Thursday 22 January, 15.00 hrs.
- What distinguishes the 2026 Uprising from past uprisings?
This is a revolutionary uprising, not a protest cycle. It is nationwide, leaderless inside Iran but strategically organised through Resistance Units, sustained despite mass killings, and united around one demand: the end of the theocracy. No reform illusions remain.
- How does the international community regard the digital blackout, and what should it do?
The blackout is collective punishment and a crime against humanity. Governments should impose immediate sanctions on regime telecom bodies, provide satellite internet access (Starlink), and treat digital repression as a trigger for diplomatic and legal action.
- Is military intervention by Trump or Israel possible? Why is the NCRI against killing Khamenei?
No, there should be no military intervention. Neither Washington nor Jerusalem wants regime change by force. The NCRI rejects assassination because Iran needs justice, not chaos. Dictators must fall by popular will and face courts, not become martyrs.
- Is monarchy an issue inside Iran? Can the “nepo baby” derail the revolution?
Monarchy is irrelevant inside Iran. The youth risking their lives chant “death to the oppressor, be it Shah or Supreme Leader.” A pampered exile like Reza Pahlavi cannot derail a grassroots democratic revolution. - How do you evaluate Reza Pahlavi’s role since 2022?
He has been divisive, self-serving, and destructive, promoting himself while others die. He offers nostalgia instead of strategy and entitlement instead of sacrifice.
- Is focusing on Reza Pahlavi a distraction from the goal?
Absolutely. It shifts attention from the real struggle inside Iran and from the organised democratic alternative, the NCRI, to an unelected exile with no mandate.
- Why do some claim he can unite Iranians? What’s wrong with that picture?
Unity cannot be imposed by pedigree. He rejects republicanism, refuses accountability, and alienates ethnic, religious, and political diversity. That is not unity, it is exclusion. - What would happen if Reza Pahlavi gained power?
It would provoke resistance, instability, and likely another dictatorship. Iran does not need a restored past; it needs a democratic future.
- What do foreign investments in Reza Pahlavi say about his independence and capacity to govern?
They expose dependency, not leadership. You cannot govern a pluralistic nation while tethered to foreign patrons and detached from its people.
- Your view on attacks on Iranians abroad by his supporters?
They are shameful and telling. Violence against fellow Iranians in free societies mirrors the intolerance of the regime they claim to oppose. It discredits the cause entirely.
