QuotePerhaps one of the greatest ironies about the Iranian Revolution, and the subsequent revolutionary government that followed, was that it was highly conservative and remains highly conservative. What was revolutionary was simply the break with Iran's millennia-long monarchical traditions, and the establishment of a more theocratic regime in its place, however, otherwise Iran has been actively resisting further change rather than engendering it.
In a recent interview with Radio Farda, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi accused the Iranian government of being resistant to change and called for a complete overhaul of the national order.
"Iran needs an overall change," he said, "All Iranians want change, and it is time for change. The Green Movement in 2009 was a clear refection that the people of Iran were, and still are, quite unhappy with the Islamic regime and its constitution."
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