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Articles, books and poetry for a free Iran

Peyman Bakhshayesh’s published writing on secular democracy in Iran, constitutional monarchy, national reconciliation and a responsible transition under Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.

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229 of 229 published works

Article · Persian

Iran Is Our Temple

ایران معبد ماست

An illustrated Persian analytical essay on Iranian identity, shared civic ethics and freedom of conscience, with six tables of festivals, traditions and practical proposals, and 33 linked references.

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Article · Persian

Speech and Speakers in the Lion and Sun Movement

سخنرانی و رفتار سخنرانان در جنبش شیر و خورشید

A Persian essay supporting Prince Reza Pahlavi and examining national unity, constitutional democracy and the responsibility of public speakers. Includes a sample speech, the author’s supplied illustration and 11 linked sources.

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Poetry · Persian

Peyman and Manouchehr: The Frankfurt Freedom Prize

مثنوی پیمان و منوچهر؛ جایزه آزادی فرانکفورت

A poetic dialogue on historical grievances, national reconciliation, the Iranian people’s Freedom Prize and a future decided through free elections.

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Article · English

Support for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi

Public statement supporting the Iranian people’s 2026 Freedom Prize and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s role in a transition to secular democracy.

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Article · German

Unterstützung für Kronprinz Reza Pahlavi

Unterstützung für Kronprinz Reza Pahlavi

Public statement supporting the Iranian people’s 2026 Freedom Prize and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s role in a transition to secular democracy.

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Article · Persian

Religious Authority, Disputed Claims and the Rule of Law

محمدباقر خرازی و مسئله اقتدار دینی: ادعاهای مناقشه‌برانگیز، حاکمیت قانون و آزادی شهروندان

A critical analysis of religious authority, contested public claims and safeguards for equal citizenship.

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Article · German

Kronprinz Reza Pahlavi in Europa

رضا پهلوی در اروپا؛ نسخه آلمانی

German edition of the analysis of European parliamentary contacts and inclusive constitutional positioning, with corrected primary references.

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Article · Persian

Abstract Thought and Performative Loyalty: Protecting National Symbols

جدال تفکر انتزاعی با نمایش وفاداری: حفاظت از نمادهای ملی

A strategic critique of loyalty tests, political purity and the risks of placing Iranian national symbols in polarising foreign settings; it argues for constitutionalism, legal equality and broad democratic coalitions.

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Article · Persian

Abstract Thought and Performative Loyalty: Moderation and Intellectual Change

جدال تفکر انتزاعی با نمایش وفاداری: میانه‌روی و حق تحول فکری

A constitutionalist argument for moderation, critical historical analysis, the right to change one's political views and active strategic silence, while keeping free choice and civil rights central to Iran's future.

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Article · Persian

After a Possible US–Iran Agreement: A Civic Strategy for Democratic Transition

پس از توافق محتمل آمریکا و جمهوری اسلامی: راهبرد علمی و مدنی برای عبور از بن‌بست سیاسی ایران

A civic strategy for a democratic transition after a possible agreement, examining historical cases, coalition structures, strikes and institutional safeguards.

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Article · Persian

A History of Belief in God and Atheism

تاریخ خداپرستی و بی‌خدایی

A full interdisciplinary history of human concepts of God, early ritual, nonbelief and philosophical arguments, distinguishing historical explanation from metaphysical proof.

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Article · Persian

From Legal Political Closure to the Temptation of the Gun

از انسداد سیاست قانونی تا وسوسه تفنگ

A complete critical history of Iran’s turn to armed opposition, distinguishing political closure, revolutionary ideology and organizational choice while arguing for lawful democratic institutions.

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Article · Persian

What Is Pahlavism and Who Is a Pahlavist?

پهلویسم چیست و پهلویست کیست؟

A historical review and a proposed democratic reading of Pahlavism, connecting state-building with citizenship, secular democracy and accountable institutions.

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Article · Persian

What Is Pahlavism? Genealogy, Principles and Limits

پهلویسم چیست؟ تبارشناسی، اصول و حدود

A distinct conceptual essay on the roots and principles of contemporary Pahlavism, with five tests for democratic conduct and the people’s right to choose their government.

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Article · Persian

Art, ethics and symbolic capital in the Iranian opposition

هنر، اخلاق و سرمایه نمادین در اپوزیسیون ایران

A theoretical essay on artistic income, fair criticism and political symbols, with qualitative decision tables; named figures are role examples rather than subjects of factual allegations.

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Book · Persian

My People — Complete Persian edition

مردم من؛ چشم‌اندازی برای ایران آزاد، مستقل و آباد

The complete Persian edition of Peyman Bakhshayesh’s eleven-chapter book, in his analytical Persian voice, with 126 pages and 73 linked sources.

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Article · Persian

The Lion and Sun Movement: Capacity, Weaknesses and Unity

تحلیل علمی ظرفیت‌ها، ضعف‌ها و راهبرد اتحاد در جنبش شیر و خورشید در تقابل با جمهوری اسلامی

The Lion and Sun Movement: Capacity, Weaknesses and Unity. Persian article with references.

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Article · Persian

Rebuilding Hope after Political Shock

بازسازی امید پس از شوک سیاسی: درس‌های مرحله جدید جنبش شیر و خورشید

Rebuilding Hope after Political Shock. Persian article with references.

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Article · Persian

Think Tanks in Human Civilisation

تاریخچه و اهمیت اتاق فکر در تمدن‌های بشری

Think Tanks in Human Civilisation. Persian article with references.

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Article · German

Das zentristische Übergangsmandat

Dieser Essay untersucht die These, dass Kronprinz Reza Pahlavi in einer künftigen demokratischen Transition Irans als überparteiliche, außerfraktionelle Übergangsfigur dienen könnte, während die endgültige Entscheidung über die Staatsform ausdrücklich beim iranischen Volk verbleibt.

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Article · English

THE UNITED KINGDOM, IRAN, AND POLITICAL TRANSITION

This paper evaluates three strategic scenarios from the perspective of United Kingdom interests: (1) continued rule by the Islamic Republic in a weakened or negotiated form; (2) a managed transition to a secular democratic state…

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Article · English

Socialists, Communists and Constitutional Monarchy

This essay examines whether socialist, social-democratic and communist-oriented actors can participate constructively within a constitutional monarchy without abandoning their core commitments to social justice, workers' power, welfare rights, equality and democratic control over the economy.

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Article · German

Ein spanischer Weg, keine italienische Falle

Hinweis zur Rahmung durch den Autor: Dieses Papier entwickelt das Argument, dass der höchste politische Wert von Kronprinz Reza Pahlavi nicht in seiner Rolle als parteiliches oder ausschliessendes monarchistisches Symbol liegt, sondern in seiner möglichen Funktion als Mainstream-Figur des Übergangs, der nationalen Versöhnung, des konstitutionellen Dialogs und der staatlichen Kontinuität.

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Article · English

A Spanish Path, Not an Italian Trap

Author’s framing note: This paper develops the argument that Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s highest political value is not as a partisan or exclusionary monarchist icon, but as a potential mainstream figure of transition, national reconciliation, constitutional dialogue, and state continuity.

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Article · German

Von reaktivem Aktivismus zu deliberativer Strategie

Erstellt als neutraler Governance-Rahmen für Diaspora-Organisationen, die einen friedlichen Übergang von der Islamischen Republik hin zu säkular-demokratischer Wahlfreiheit unterstützen, gefolgt von einer freien Abstimmung über…

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Article · English

Kemi Badenoch, Iran, and the Iranian Opposition

Badenoch’s public position is best characterised as hawkish, anti-Islamic-Republic, strongly pro-Israel and pro-Western, supportive of Iranian protesters seeking a secular democratic future, and supportive of tougher UK action against the IRGC.

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Article · German

Kemi Badenoch, Iran und die iranische Opposition

Badenochs öffentliche Position lässt sich am treffendsten als hart, gegen die Islamische Republik gerichtet, stark pro-israelisch und pro-westlich, unterstützend gegenüber iranischen Demonstrierenden mit dem Ziel einer säkular-demokratischen Zukunft und befürwortend gegenüber härteren britischen Maßnahmen gegen die IRGC beschreiben.

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Article · German

Bewegt sich Iran auf eine Hungerrevolution zu?

Eine vergleichende Analyse des wirtschaftlichen Zusammenbruchs, der veränderten militärischen Aufstellung der Islamischen Republik und der pragmatischen Logik der Gesellschaft im Verhältnis zur politischen Führungsrolle von…

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Article · Persian

Emotional Discipline and Political Wisdom

انضباط احساسی، خرد سیاسی و وفاداری غیرچاپلوسانه

Emotional Discipline and Political Wisdom. Persian article with references.

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Article · German

Nationale Versöhnung

Dieses Papier bietet einen narrativen und politikwissenschaftlichen Rahmen, um die iranische Oppositionspolitik von gegenseitiger Anklage und historischem Rachedenken hin zu nationaler Versöhnung, Konstitutionalismus und einem säkular-demokratischen Übergang zu bewegen.

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Article · English

Muslims and Non-Muslims Within Western Countries

Important limitation: Most Western countries do not publish offender statistics by religion; therefore crime is treated through data-availability and legal-compliance caveats rather than as a direct Muslim-versus-non-Muslim crime…

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Article · Persian

Love and Hatred in Politics

دوگانگی نفرت و عشق در سیاست

Love and Hatred in Politics. Persian article with references.

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Article · Persian

Ungratefulness, or Lack of Awareness of Rights?

نمک نشناسی ملت ایران یا عدم آگاهی ملت به آنچه که واقعاً حقشان است

Ungratefulness, or Lack of Awareness of Rights?. Persian article with references.

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Article · Persian

Neanderthals, Homo Sapiens and Political Dogmatism

از نئاندرتال تا هوموساپینس: بقا، فرهنگ، سازگاری و خطرِ زیست‌شناسی‌کردنِ جزم‌اندیشی سیاسی

Neanderthals, Homo Sapiens and Political Dogmatism. Persian article with references.

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Article · English

Pahlavism and Political Pragmatism

From the Islamic Republic's Deadlock to the Possibility of a Secular Democratic Alternative in Light of the Reported Agreement Between the Islamic Republic and the United…

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Article · English

Political Life in Chapters

Drafted from the author's dictated argument and reframed into a structured political analysis with a research question, theoretical framework, historical context, signposts, and…

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Article · Persian

The Pahlavist Manifesto

مانیفست پهلویست‌ها

The Pahlavist Manifesto. Persian article with references.

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Article · Persian

Concrete Life or Lego Life?

زندگی بتنی یا زندگی لگویی؟

Concrete Life or Lego Life?. Persian article with references.

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Article · English

SMART Feasibility and Risk Analysis

This essay applies a SMART feasibility framework to two competing diaspora objectives surrounding the participation of Iran's national football team in FIFA competition in North America: (A) campaigning for exclusion or denial of participation, and (B) using the tournament as a lawful visibility opportunity for human-rights messaging and Iranian civic identity.

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Article · German

SMART-Machbarkeits- und Risikoanalyse

Dieser Essay wendet einen SMART-Machbarkeitsrahmen auf zwei konkurrierende Ziele der iranischen Diaspora im Zusammenhang mit der Teilnahme der iranischen Fussballnationalmannschaft an FIFA-Wettbewerben in Nordamerika an: (A) eine…

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Article · Persian

The Lion and Sun Movement and the Crisis of Trust in the Iranian Opposition

جنبش شیر و خورشید و بحران اعتماد در اپوزیسیون ایرانی: تحلیل تاریخی، سیاسی و روان‌شناختی با راهبردهای عملی برای اعتمادسازی

A historical, political and psychological analysis with practical strategies for building trust. Original article dated 3 June 2026.

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Article · Persian

After the Agreement: Iran’s Civil Revolution Strategy

پس از توافق: راهبرد انقلاب مدنی ایران در سناریوی تثبیت آتش‌بس آمریکا و جمهوری اسلامی

A Persian strategic paper for a secular, democratic Iranian opposition, analysing a possible stabilised US–Iran ceasefire. Analysis dated 24 May 2026.

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Article · English

The Art of Changing the Game

هنر تغییر بازی — نسخهٔ انگلیسی

Reclaiming the Human-Rights Discourse from the Islamic Republic and Building Legitimacy for Iran’s Freedom-Seeking Opposition.

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Article · Persian

Teamwork in the Churchills Group

تجربهٔ کار گروهی در «گروه چرچیل‌ها»

Peyman Bakhshayesh’s personal account of dialogue, disagreement and teamwork in the Churchills group, with four linked research references.

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Article · English

Is Iran Moving Toward a “Hunger Revolution”?

آیا ایران به سوی «انقلاب گرسنگان» پیش می‌رود؟ — نسخهٔ انگلیسی

A comparative analysis of economic collapse, the Islamic Republic’s altered military posture, and the pragmatic logic of society in relation to the political leadership of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi

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Poetry · Persian

From October 7 to the Cyrus Accords

از هفتم اکتبر تا پیمان کوروش

An illustrated Persian poem imagining a conversation between Reza Pahlavi and Benjamin Netanyahu, from shared grief to a future of friendship, democracy and cooperation.

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Article · Persian

From the Fire of Abadan to State-Building Politics

از آتش آبادان تا سیاست دولت‌ساز

A political autobiography tracing my journey from childhood in Abadan and left-wing activism to secular democracy, with an analysis of celebrity politics and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s team.

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Article · Persian

The Haft Aban Front and National Solidarity

جبهه هفت آبان و ضرورت همبستگی ملی

My decision to join the Haft Aban Front and an analysis of national cooperation, transition leadership and the people’s right to choose; prepared for the fourth-anniversary ceremony in Brussels on 24 October 2026.

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Poetry · Persian

Why I Joined the Haft Aban Front

چرا به جبهه هفت آبان پیوستم؟

Peyman Bakhshayesh’s illustrated Persian poem on his political journey, collective reason and respect for the people’s vote, for the 24 October anniversary gathering in Brussels.

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Poetry · Persian

Unity First, Then Victory

نخست اتحاد، سپس پیروزی

An illustrated Persian dialogue between Peyman the pragmatist and an idealistic monarchist, on solidarity in the Lion and Sun Movement.

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Poetry · Persian

Distractions

حاشیه‌ها

A poem on leaving divisive disputes behind and building Iran through dialogue, equal rights and the rule of law.

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Poetry · Persian

The Cry for Justice

خروش دادخواهی

A literary imagining in the voice of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, calling for justice, accountability and an end to oppression.

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Poetry · Persian

The Welfare Curve

منحنی رفاه — گفت‌وگوی پیمان و منوچهر

Two poetic perspectives on freedom, welfare, citizens’ choices and concerns about Iran’s future.

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