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Not to be confused with National Council of Resistance of Iran.
National Council of Iran
SpokespersonReza Pirzadeh
Founder Reza Pahlavi [1]
FoundedApril 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04) [2]
Headquarters Paris, France [3]
Ideology Monarchism [4]
Secularism [3]
Iranian nationalism
Political position Big tent
Party flag
Website
irannc.org
National Council of Iran
شورای ملی ایران ( Persian)
Šurā-ye melli-e Īrān
Coat of arms of National Council of Iran
Coat of arms
Motto: مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است
Marā dād farmud o Khod dāvar ast
"Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me" [5]
Anthem: "Imperial Anthem of Iran"
Territory claimed by the National Council of Iran
Territory claimed by the National Council of Iran
Capital Tehran (claimed)
Capital-in-exile France, United States and other countries in the Western world
Demonym(s)Iranian/Persian
Type Government in exile
Today part of Islamic Republic of Iran

The National Council of Iran (NCI; Persian: شورای ملی ایران, romanized: Šurā-ye melli-e Īrān), officially the National Council of Iran for Free Elections, [6] is a loosely based umbrella group of the exiled opposition to Iran's Islamic Republic government, [1] participating in the Iranian democracy movement.

The self-styled [7] National Council claims to have gathered "Millions of pro-democracy proponents from both inside and outside Iran." [3] It also claims to represent religious and ethnic minorities. [8] According to Kenneth Katzman, the group which was established with over 30 groups has "suffered defections and its activity level appears minimal". [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Olivia Ward (1 June 2013). "Reza Pahlavi, son of Shah, heads pro-democracy group to end Iran's Islamic regime". Toronto Star. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Kenneth Katzman (2 June 2017), Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy (PDF), Federation of American Scientists, p. 27, retrieved 16 June 2017
  3. ^ a b c Elaine Ganley (2 May 2013). "AP Interview: New job for son of toppled shah". Associated Press. Retrieved 1 June 2017 – via Yahoo.
  4. ^ Parker Richards (29 January 2016). "Pahlavi, Elie Wiesel, Rev. King to Be Honored for Promoting Peace". Observer. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  5. ^ "The Imperial Standards of Iran".
  6. ^ Reza Pahlavi (11 November 2016). "An Open Letter From The President Of The Iran National Council To The President-Elect". Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ^ Maciej Milczanowski (2014), "US Policy towards Iran under President Barack Obama's Administration" (PDF), Hemispheres: Studies on Cultures and Societies, 29 (4), Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures Polish Academy of Sciences: 53–66, ISSN  0239-8818
  8. ^ Sonia Verma (6 June 2014). "Shah's son seeks support for people's revolution against Iran". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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