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IRAN
(PERSIA)
Cradle of Civilization
( PART 7 )
IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE
IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE
Iranian architecture is the architecture of Greater Iran that has a continuous history from
at least 5000 BC to the present, with characteristic examples distributed over a vast area from
Syria to North India and the borders of China, from the Caucasus to Zanzibar. Persian buildings
vary from peasant huts to tea houses, and garden pavilions to "some of the most majestic
structures the world has ever seen. Fundamental principles inTraditional Persian architecture has maintained
a continuity. In this architecture, "there are no trivial buildings”; even garden pavilions have nobility and
dignity, and the humblest caravanserais (travel – lodges) generally have charm. In expressiveness and
communicativity, most Persian buildings are lucid-even eloquent. The combination of intensity and
simplicity of form provides immediacy, while ornament and, often, subtle proportions reward sustained observation .
Categorization of styles
Overall, the traditional architecture of the Iranian lands throughout the ages can be categorized into the seven
following classes or styles("sabk"):
Pre-Islamic architecture of Persia
Post islamic architecture
Contemporary architecture in Iran
Pre-Islamic Epsay: Holy shrine of Bishapur, 271 BC
An ecerpt of Iranian master architects:
Sheyda: Was a legendary master who built the magnificent Sassanid palace of Haft Gonbad of Bahram Gur,
according to the poet Nizami Ganjavi
Ustad Hosein Sharifi: Built the Masjed Jame mosque in Quchan in 1902.
Jafa-khan Kashani: Built the gates of Bagh e Melli in 1906.
Muhammad ali Tehrani: Built the Emarat-i Kulah Farangi Mihmankhaneh Muhamdesiyeh in Qom in 1921.
Hasan Mimar-i Qomi: Built the Imamzadeh Shazdeh Hamzeh in Qom in 1922.
Ustad Haj Hasan Mimar Damghani: Built the Imamzadeh Ijdun in Varamin in 1924.
Vartan Havanesian: Built many structures in Tehran, including parts of Sadabad Palace, his earliest work in 1935.
Mohandes Heydar Gholi Khan Ghiai-Chamlou
Mohandes Hossein Amanat: Built the Tower of Azadi in 1971
Source: Wikipedia.org
THE PAHLAVI KINGS’ ROYAL PALACES
Sa’adabad Palace
Gholestan Palace
Niavaran Palace
Source: flickr.com/photos/89383763@
N00/268922849
IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE
Persian Persepolis
A traditional pigeon house
in Meybod, Yazd.
Grand Bazaar of Tabriz
The Arg of Tabriz
Source:en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Iranian_architecture
Interior spaces in Persian architecture
make optimal use of techniques
for regulating light, temperature, and
heat by usage of appropriate design and materials
IRANIAN ARCHITECTURE
Architecture of Persian Gardens.
Khalvat-i Karim-khani,
in the gardens of the
Golestan Palace
The Taj Mahal, a prominent
Iranian architectural
work outside Iran.
Ghoharshad Mozque
Bahá’í House of worship, India
Tehran city theater, Pahlavi period.
Maqbarat-e-shoara, tomb of poets
Tabriz
Source:www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Iranian_architecture
THE ARG-É BAM
The bi-millennium old citadel of
Arg-é Bam: The world's largest
adobe structure
Bam, Kerman, Iran
The Arg-é Bam
The Arg-é Bam ("Bam citadel") was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam,
a city in the Kerman province of southeastern Iran. It is listed by UNESCO as part of the World
Heritage Site "Bam and its Cultural Landscape". This enormous citadel on the Silk Road was
built before 500 BC and remained in use until 1850 AD. It is not known for certain why it was
then abandoned. The entire building was a large fortress in whose heart the citadel itself was
located, but because of the impressive look of the citadel, which forms the highest point, the
entire fortress is named the Bam Citadel. On December 26, 2003, the Citadel was almost
completely destroyed by an earthquake, along with much of the rest of Bam and its environments.
Source: Wikipedia.org
Ali Qapu Palace
Isfehan, Iran
Armenian Vank Cathedral, Isfehan, Iran
Naqshe Jahan square in Isfahan is the epitome of
16th century Iranian architecture.
Source: Wikipedia.org
Chehel Sotoon (40 Columns) Isfehan, Iran
Qeshm Island
Sources: flicker.com &
www.Wikipedia.org
Interior Design in a Safavid Palace
Ahwaz Bridge, Ahwaz, Iran
Alisadr Cave, Hamedan, Iran
Source: www.dreamview.net
Eel Goli, Tabriz
Sassanid 33 Pol (33 Bridges)
Isfahan, Iran
.
Detail of Khaju Bridge
Khaju Bridge, Isfahan, Iran
Source: www. manhattanrugs.com
Blue Tile Works and architectural details
Source: www. manhattanrugs.com
A tower in Tehran
Areya mehr Soccer Stadium
Capacity 100,000, Tehran, Iran
Veresk Railway Bridge
(built during Reza Shah’s reign
in Northern Iran)
Sources: worldisround.com &
dreamview.com &
flicker.com &
www.syzpress.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/vere
Shahyad Square, Tehran, Iran
Shahyad Square Is Currently The Symbol of Tehran , Capital Of Iran . Built in 1971
in commemoration of the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, this "Gateway into Iran"
was named the Shahyad Tower, meaning "Kings' Memorial”. It is 50 metres (148 ft) tall and
completely clad in cut marble. The architect, Hossein Amanat (who was a Bahá’í), won a
competition to design the monument, which utilized elements of Sassanid architecture. There
are several fountains around the base of the tower and a museum underground. Built
with white marble stone from the Isfahan region, there are eight thousand blocks of stone.
The stones were all located and supplied by Ghanbar Rahimi, whose knowledge of the quarries
was second to none in the world and who was known as "Soltan-e-Sang-e-Iran". The shape
of each of the blocks was calculated by a computer, and programmed to include all the instructions
for the building's work. The actual construction of the tower was carried out, and supervised by
Iran's finest master stonemason, Ghaffar Davarpanah Varnosfaderani. The main financing was
provided by a group of five hundred Iranian industrialists. The inauguration took place on October 16,
1971, during Pahlavi era.
Source: flicker.com &
dreamview.com
WORLD RENOWNED HAND - KNOTTED
PERSIAN CARPETS,
Persian hand carpet weaving set - up
Hand-knotted Persian Silk / wool Rug
Salt Lake, Rezaeieh, Tabriz, Iran
The second 7 star hotel of the world
Flower of the east
Kish Island
Dolphin Park, Kish Island
Damavand Mountain
Sources: iranchamber.com &
flicker.com &
floweroftheeast.com
Chalous, North of Tehran
Zoroastrian Temple, Yazd
Alborz Mountain
Ganj Ali Khan Bath, Kerman
Tomb of Daniel, Susa
Kashan
Source: www.picturesofpersia.com
Kelar Dasht
Ovan Lake, Alamout
Vakeel Bath, Kerman. Now a Tea House
Negarestan gardens, Shiraz
Tea farms, Lahijan
Valasht Lake
Source: www.picturesofpersia.com
AN EXCERPT OF MINERAL
RESOURCES OF IRAN
Natural resources of Iran include, but are not limited to:
Energy Resources
Oil
Natural gas
Water
Iran has become self-sufficient in designing, building and operating dams
and power plants and it has won a good number of international bids in
competition with foreign firms.
Mineral resources
Others
Abadan Oil Refinery, the largest in the world
Source:www.fouman.com/history/img/
1920_Abadan_Refinery_1300.jpg
ABADAN OIL REFINERY, IRAN
THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD
Abadan Oil Refinery, the largest in the world
Abadan Oil Refinery was bombed by Iraq
and significantly damaged in the Iran – Iraq war in 1981
Source: www.fouman.com/history/img/
1920_Abadan_Refinery_1300.jpg
IRAN’S OIL AND NATURAL GAS
Oil : Energy resources in Iran consist of the second largest oil reserves and the first largest natural gas
reserves in the world. Energy wastage in Iran amounts to six or seven billion dollars (2008). The energy
consumption in the country is extraordinarily higher than international standards. Iran recycles 28
percentof its used oil and gas whereas the figure for certain countries stands at 60 percent. Iran is one of
the leading members of OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) and the Organization
of Gas Exporting Countries (GECF). Natural gas and oil consumption both account for about half of Iran’s
domestic energy consumption. With its heavy dependence on oil and gas revenues Iran continues to
explore for new sources of natural gas and oil. Recently Iran has focused its energy sector on the
exploration of the South Pars offshore natural gas fields in the Persian Gulf. [
Natural Gas: Iran has the world's second largest reserves of natural gas (15% of the world's total);
these are exploited primarily for domestic use. It contains an estimated 974 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in
proven natural gas reserves. In 2005 a large share of Iran’s natural gas reserves were believed to remain
untapped. About 62% of these reserves are located in non-associated fields. Iranian production of natural
gas is expected to increase over the next few years due to continuing discoveries in the North Pars
and South Pars regions. Domestic consumption has matched production at 3.6 Tcf in the year of 2005.
Domestic consumptionis expected to go up at about 7% per year for the following decade. In lieu of this
increasing domestic demand, natural gas exportsare expected to decrease in the following years.
Source: Wikipedia.org
SAR-CHESHMEH COPPER DEPOSITS
(2nd
Kerman, Iran
largest copper deposits in the world)
Sar Cheshmeh or Sarcheshmeh is a large open cast copper mine in the Kerman Province of Iran,
considered to be the second largest copper deposit worldwide. Also, containing substantial amounts of
molybdenum, gold and other rare metals. The Sar Cheshmeh Copper Complex is located 160 km southwest
of Kerman and 50 km south of Rafsanjan. The region's altitude averages about 2600 m, the highest spot of
which approximates 3000 m. Sar Cheshmeh ore bodies, situated in the central part of Zagros ranges, consist
of folded and faulted early tertiary volcano- sedimentary rocks. Production units of Sar Cheshmeh Copper
Complex involve the mine itself, concentrator, smelter, refinery, foundries and leaching facilities.
Source: Wikipedia.org
IRAN'S WORLD RENOWNED CAVIAR
the best and Most Popular In the World
In Iran, sturgeon fishing is still a traditional practice, and it is this unique Iranian ancestral fishing
technique which makes Iranian caviar the best in the world. In the fishery, the sturgeons are thoroughly
cleaned with water before caviar extraction begins. Once removed, the caviar eggs are strained and
studied carefully for their firmness, size and color, which will dictate their classification as Imperial
or regular caviar. This is followed by one of the most delicate operations, preservation salting. This
involves adding a small amount of sea salt to the caviar in order to enhance taste and increase shelf
life. The amount of salt added to the caviar varies with each batch of caviar, as no two sturgeon are
the same. The caviar is then delicately placed into containers (usually 1.8kg. tins) and is ready for
consumption and export. Only three hours pass from the time the sturgeon is caught until the caviar
is processed, packed and ready to be enjoyed.
Since 1952, the Shilat Company (Fishery Organization) has controlled the entire production and
distribution of Iranian caviar. The government run Iranian entity has continuously produced
the worlds greatest and most expensive caviar. Currently, all three of our Iranian caviar varieties
are imported directly through the Shilat Company, these include Iranian Karaburun Ossetra Caviar,
Iranian Ossetra Caviar, and Iranian Sevruga Caviar.
Source: Wikipedia.org
IRANIAN WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Source: www.fscclub.com/vidy/
freestyle-e.shtml
GHOLAM REZA TAKHTI (JAHAN PAHLEVAN TAKHTI)
(1930 - 1968)
two times World Free Style wrestling Champions,
one time Olympic Champions, and
one time Asian champion
Gholamreza Takhti Jahan Pahlevan Takhti is the most famous wrestler (free style wrestling)
in Iranian history. He was most famous for his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship. Takhti was born
in Tehran, Iran, on August 27, 1930. Takhti's family was poor, leaving Takhti with only 9 years of
schooling. But, he was recognized as a natural athlete and was taken into the Poolad gymnasium for
further training. Takhti was among the most famous practitioners of Varzesh-e Pahlavani the famous
Persian "Sport of the Heroes“. The sport included club swinging and juggling followed by submission
wrestling known as Koshti Pahlavani. Varzesh-e Pahlavani was one of the formative influences of
American catch wrestling. In 1961, a terrible earthquake occurred in Boein Zahra in western Iran, killing
45,000. Takhti was deeply touched by the suffering. Already one of Iran's biggest stars, he began to
walk one of the main avenues of Tehran, asking for assistance for the victims. He inspired other
champions to follow in his footseps, and thousands gave to alleviate the suffering. Another example
of his character comes from a match in Moscow. After defeating the then-world champion Anatoli Albul,
Takhti saw the sorrow on the face of Albul's mother. Takhti went to her and said, "I'm sorry about the
result, but your son is a great wrestler“. She smiled and kissed him. In another instance, he had a match
with Russian wrestler Alexander Medved who had an injured right knee. When Takhti found out that
he was injured, he never attacked that leg. Instead, he tried to attack the other leg. He lost the match,
But, showed that he valued honorable behavior more than reaching victory.Takhti was found dead in his
hotel room on January 7, 1968. As a national hero his funeral, organized by Hossein Towfigh, editor in
chief of the late Towfigh magazine, drew hundreds of thousands of mourners. He is buried at Ebn-e
Babooyeh cemetery in Southern partof Tehran, near Shahr-e Ray, Tehran.
Source: Wikipedia.org
KHOLAM-REZA TAKHTI
IRANIAN FREE STYLE
WORLD WRESTLING CHAMPION
Takhti’s medals
Olympic Games
Gold , 1956, Melbourne, Australia, 87 kg
Silver, 1952, Helsinki, 79 kg
Silver, 1960 Rome, 87 kg
World Championship
Silver, 1951 Helsinki, 79 kg
Gold , 1959 Tehran, 87 kg
Gold , 1961 Yokohama, 87 kg
Silver,1962, Toledo, 97 kg
Asian Game
Gold, 1958 Tokyo, 87 kg
Iranian Wrestling Team
Top Three of the World
Source: www.ipna.ir
MOHAMMAD NASSIRI SERESHT
World Weight Lifting Champion
Mohammad Nassiri Seresht was born 31 July 1945 in Tehran. He is a retired Iranian world
champion weightlifter and an Olympic Gold Medalist for Iran. In 1995, he was elected member
of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
His medals include:
Olympic Champion (1968).
Silver Medalist in Olympic Games (1972).
Bronze Medalist in Olympic Games (1976).
Senior World Champion (1968-1970, 1973, and 1974).
Silver Medalist in Senior World Championships (1972).
Bronze Medalist in World Championships (1966, 1971, and 1976).
4 Gold and 1 Silver in Asian Games (1966, 1970, 1974 [included snatch, clean and jerk at 1974]).
Set eighteen world records during his career.
Source: Wikipedia.org
IRANIAN FEMALE SPORTS
Iranian Women Ice Skaters
and Inline Skaters
Iranian Women Car Racer
Source: worldisround.com
AN EXCERPT
OF PROMINENT
CONTEMPORARY
IRANIANS IN DIFFERENT
FIELDS IN THE WORLD
www.www.fotosearch.com
/BLD003/jg0110360/
EXCERPT OF PROMINENT IRANIANS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS
Amir Majidi Mehr
Vice President of Digital Communications
Microsoft
Professor Caro Lucas
Minoo Aghtar Zand
Father of Robotics in Iran
Swedish Rail Road Director
Jamshid Delshad
Professor. Tofiq Mosivvand
First artificial heart inventor
Ali Deezaei
West London Police Chief
Mayor of Beverly Hills, Cal.
http://www.livescience.com/technology
/081017-bts-metal-foams.html and
EXCERPT OF PROMINENT IRANIANS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS
Sina Tamadoun
Apple Senior Director
Professor Majid Samii
World- renowned brain surgeon
Living in Germany
Iman Dehbozorghi
Youngest IT engineer in the World
http://www.livescience.com/technology
/081017-bts-metal-foams.html and
Wikipedia.org
EXCERPT OF PROMINENT IRANIANS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS
Prof. Ali Javan
Inventor of Gas Laser in 1960
DR. Afsaneh Rabiei
invented an ultra-strong and lightweight
composite metal foam
College of Engineering at
North Carolina State University
Dr. Ghasem Asrar
Associate Administrator for Earth
Science of NASA
Prof. Mohammad Jamshidi
A Member of the Advisory Board
of the NASA JPL's MARS
Pathfinder Project
Azadeh Tabazadeh
Senior Research Scientist, Earth
Science Division, NASA
Firouz Naderi
Scientist and the Associate Director of
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Source: www.livescience.com/technology
/081017-bts-metal-foams.html and
Wikipedia.org
EXCERPT OF PROMINENT IRANIANS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS
Prof. Lotfi Zadeh
Professor Bijan Davari
Father of Fuzzy Logic Theorem,
UC Berkley Professor
IBM Fellow and
Vice President
Hossein Eslambolchi
Chief Technology Officer
and Chief Information Officer of AT&T
Faryar Shirzad
Maria Khorsand
Omid Kordestani
Former White House Deputy
Assistant for International
Economic Affairs to President
George W. Bush
President of Erickson
Company
Senior Vice President for Worldwide Sales
and Field Operations of Google
http://www.livescience.com/technology
/081017-bts-metal-foams.html and
Wikipedia.org
EXCERPT OF PROMINENT IRANIANS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS
Farzad Nazem
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Executive Vice
President of Yahoo
Pierre M. Omidyar
Founder and Chairman of the eBay
Anousheh Ansari
Founder and President of
Technologies Telecom
http://www.livescience.com/technology
/081017-bts-metal-foams.html and
Wikipedia.org
Bijan Pakzad (Bijan)
Designer of Menswear and
Fragrances
Owner of the most expensive store in
the world in Beverly Hills, CA
2009 Emmy Award-Winning Actress,
Nominated for Oscar,
With Humanitarian
Award for Contribution to
Women’s Rights Movement
Ehsan Yarshater the director of The
Center for Iranian Studies and Hagop
Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian
Studies at Columbia University.
He is famous for editing the monumental
Encyclopædia Iranica along with 40 other
editors and 300 authors from various
academic institutions throughout the
United States, Europe, and Asia. He
has won several International awards
for scholarship, including a UNESCO
award in 1959.
Statistics
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IRAN STATISTICS
Geographical Location : southwest Asia , Middle East
Coordinates : 32°00'N, 53°00'E
Race : Aryans
Name : Iran ( the country used to be called Persia, and was ordered by
Reza Shah the great in 1935 to be called Iran
Area: 1,648,195 km2
Flag : tri-color (red, white, green from the top), with lion
and sun emblem
Capital : Tehran (population = 8,429,807
Major Cities: Mashhad, Isfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz
Total Population : 74,196,000 (2009 estimate)
Age Group:Over 40 percent of the population is below the age of 15
Native Groups : Persians 65%, Azeris 16%, Kurds 7%, Lurs 6%,
Arabs 2%, Baloch 2%, Turkmens 1%, Turkic tribal groups
(e.g. Qashqai) 1%, and non-Persian, non-Turkic groups (e.g.
Armenians, Assyrians, and Georgians) 1%
Languages : The official language of Iran is Persian or Parsi = 75 - 80%,
Other language categories include: Persians, Kurds, Gilakis,
Mazandaranis, Lurs, and Baluchis. Turkic speakers, such as the Azeri,
Turkmen, and the Qashqai peoples, comprise a substantial minority.
The remainder are primarily Semitics such as Arabs and Assyrians
or other Indo-Europeans such as Armenians. There are also small
communities of Brahui in southeastern Iran. The Georgian language
is spoken only by thoseIranian Georgians that live in Fereydan and
Fereydunshahr
(On 21 March 1935, Reza Shah the Great issued a decree requiring foreign
delegates to use the termIran(instead of Persia) in formal correspondence
in accordance with the fact that Persia was a term used for a country
identified as Iran in the Persian language. )
Major Waterways : Persian Gulf and Caspian Sea (28 m, lowest point)
Major Mountains: Damavand (5,610 m altitude, highest point), Alborz, Zagros
Rivers : Arvand Rud (Arvand Rūd (Arvand River), is a riverin Southwest
Asia of some 200 kilometers (120 mi) in length, formed by the
confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris in the town of al-Qurnah
in the Basra Governorate of southern Iraq, Karun
Climate : See climate map
Literacy Rate : Iran's population reached 70 million in 2006. More than
two-thirds of the Iranians are under the age of 30, and the literacy
rate stands above 80%.
Islands : Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa islands,
in Persian Gulf
Natural resources : petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper,
iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur
Largest lake : Lake Urmia
Caspian Sea
Strait of Hormouz
Source: www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_
of_Iran#Languages_and_ethnic_groups
IRAN CLIMATIC MAP
Caspian Sea
Green = Caspian Mild
Brown = Mountains
Yellow = Desert & semi-desert
Source: www.Wikipedia.org
IRAN PROVINCES AND MAJOR CITIES
http://www.flickr.com/
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MAJOR NATIVE
GROUPS OF IRAN
Caspian Sea
Azeri
Turkman Kurd
Gilak
Mazandarani
Kurd
Khouzestan
Lur
Qashqaei
Balutch
Khouzestan
Native Iranians Include and are not limited to : Baluchis,
Khouzestanis, Bakhteyaris, Tourkamans, Kurds, Lurs,
Taleshis, Gilaks, Mazandaranis, Qashqaeis, Azerbaejanis
and all others
Source: www.Wikipedia.org
LOST TERRITORIES FROM GREATER IRAN
( DURING THE PAST 400 YEARS)
The quantity of Iranian regions and territories severed and lost, during the past roughly 400 years, (from our Greater motherland Iran),
solely due to incompetence and treason by Iranian monarchs and politicians (specifically during Safavids and Qajar dynasties), the
shameful political manipulation and interferences of British and Russian governments, and assisted by the fifth-column traitors in Iran
are outlined below:
Treaties of Tourkaman chai , Gholestan with Russia (1813 – 1828 AD)
Aran and Shirvan = 86,600 Km2
Armanistan = 29,800 Km2
Ghorjestan = 69,700 Km2
Daghestan = 50,300 Km2
Northern Osita = 8,000 Km2
Chechen = 15,700 Km2
Inghous = 3,600 Km2
Total = 263,700 Km2
Treaties of Paris and British Regional Advisory
Heart and Afghanistan = 625,225 Km2
Parts of Balouchestan and Makran = 35,000 Km2
Total = 660,225 Km2
Lost territories of Varad (Mavar-ol-nahre), based upon Aghal Treaty with Russia (1881 AD)
Turkmenistan = 488,100 Km2
Uzbekistan = 447,100 Km2
Tajikistan = 141,300 Km2
Lands annexed to Kazakhstan = 100,000 Km2
Lands annexed to Ghirghizestan = 50,000 Km2
Total = 1,226,500 Km2
Territories severed and lost from south of Persian Gulf, based on British Regional Advisory Treaty
United Arab Emirate = 83,600 Km2
Bahrain = 694 Km2
Qatar = 11,493 Km2
Oman = 309,500 Km2
Total = 405,287 Km2
Source: Shahre- ma Newspaper, No. 260, Aban 1388,
Page 93, Toronto, Canada
Lands severed and lost from Iran combined with 2/3 of Khourdestan (which were occupied by Ottoman Empire during Safavids and subsequently,
were divided between Turkey, Iraq and Syria) with an estimated total of 200,000 Km 2 and annexed to Iraq with an estimated total of 438,317 Km 2.
The Grand total of all the above land is approximately 3 million Km 2, lost approximately over the past 400 years.
Dear Iranian compatriots, we must not allow neither the foreign governments nor the traitor
Iranians inside and outside of Iran to take away even one more centimeter of Iran (whether
land or waterways).
Thompson Publication, 1814 AD , Iranian map prior to losing some of her territories
Source: World Atlas
CLOSING REMARKS
In the history of Iran - the oldest civilization in the world, the country situated in the most important
geopolitical location in the world, the second wealthiest country in the world - which spans over
a period of several millenniums, a few periods of darkness, invasion and occupation, and socio –
political upheavals were bound to occur. Our motherland Iran experienced invasions of Alexander,
invasion and occupation of poverty - stricken and illiterate Islamic Arabs, Mongols, Turks
of Ottoman Empire, …., and finally and most recently the political upheaval in 1979. In 1979,
a dark chapter began in the contemporary Iranian history. Iran being the 7 th wealthiest (*) country
in the world, not willing to be exploited by the foreign powers and foreign governments
alarmed with the expeditious development of Iran toward becoming a superpower in the world;
a socio - political unrest - headed by an illiterate and criminal mullah called Rohoullah Khomaini –
was plotted as early as 1974, by the US and England and supported by French and German
Governments, using the internal traitors (fifth - column) in Iran . A new theocratic government by
illiterate, criminal and terrorist mullahs were imposed on the Iranian people, under the fake name
of Islamic revolution.
This only proved to be a major catastrophe for the same governments noted above and the globe
only a few decades later. For the record, for the future generations of Iranians, some of the major
reasons for this global conspiracy against Iran and Iranians were, but not limited to: …/…
* Source: thepoliticsofdebt.com/?p=344
The Richest Country On Earth
By Franklin in Economy on April 21st, 2008
To exploit Iran’s wealth (Iran is the second wealthiest nation in the world) and possess highly educated young people
To stop and reverse the fast paste of modernization and expansion of Iran, causing it to become a superpower
Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran did not intend to renew oil concessions to the multi-national oil companies (specially British
Petroleum) and foreign exploiters, at the same price and output as before (i.e., Shah’s speeches during 1971-1973 oil crisis) , see next page
A plan by the foreign governments to forfeit billion of dollars of Iranian assets in exchange fund abroad to save their ailing economy
A plan by the foreign governments to unilaterally cancel contracts provided to them for industrial and military equipment
and forfeiting the down payments for them
Shah cutting payments and salaries to the top 100 Iranian mullahs into half and reduction of budgets for the support of
building additional mosques
To destroy highly trained and skilled technocrats and top managers who were replacing foreign Advisors and technical
staff in different areas
To destroy imperial Iranian Army which was at the verge of becoming the top 6th modern army in the world, thanks to
highly educated and qualified generals and army personnel, and equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment
To stop rapid implementation of huge Petro-chemical complex in Isfahan and implementation of Nuclear power plant in Busher
To destroy Iran’s infra-structure
Iran becoming a dominant power in the Middle East and beyond
Iran rapid industrialization preventing the major powers to be able to have a huge market for their shoddy products
To further Islamize Iran, to create a deterrent against the then Soviet Unions
To force highly educated Iranians to leave the country to create a massive brain drain out of Iran, benefiting foreign
universities, industries and research facilities in other countries
To force a huge wealth drain out of Iran, benefiting foreign banks and countries
To stop major investments in some major western companies (i.e., Krupp of Germany, Pan-Am of the US, etc.) and real estate
purchase by Iran across the world
To strive to weaken and destroy all ancient Iranian history, culture and glories past
Humiliation of head of some of the western countries (e.g., French president Ghiscardistan) to wait for hours to meet with the Shah
to potentially obtain major concessions and contracts
An 8 years war (financially, militarily and politically supported by the US, England, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
and others) were imposed on Iran, resulting in over a million Iranian casualties and deaths. Abadan refinery (the largest in the
work) was significantly damaged.
Foreign countries closed their eyes while the Iranian dissidents were murdered in these countries by Islamic terrorists and
criminals
Co-operation with mullahs in Iran to further exploit the wealth of the country
Source:www.time.com/time/magazine/
And many other reasons….
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The above plans as well as co-operating with criminal terrorist mullahs did Spread terrorism and criminal activates across the
globe and proved one more time that the so called “superpowers” were wrong and naive in their planning and intensions.
The above also brought Iran to the brink of disaster. Over the proceeding 31 years. However, brave Iranian young and old
women and man fought back and the victory is dawning..
And fortunately, Islam will be totally put aside from meddling in Iranian affairs for ever. This period
clearly demonstrated that all Islamic propaganda over the past 14 centuries were nothing but a farce.
Figures are in US cents per liter of crude oil, each barrel contains 159 liters
Costs of extraction from the wells and transportation (by pipes) to the export terminal , at one of Iran’s
oil terminal (i.e., Khrag island) = 7 C / liter
Wholesale price sold to giant tankers for exportation = 30 C / liter
Gross profit for Iran upon export = 23 C / liter
Each tanker takes about 25 –30 days to travel to one of the European terminals ( i.e., Netherlands), to
deliver the crude to the terminal, which in turn, will be transported to giant refineries to produce
by-products such as gasoline and others
Gasoline is sold to gas stations (like Shell and others) = 43 C / liter
Gas stations additional margin for storage, profit, overhead, etc. = 12 C / liter
Total costs for the gas stations = 55 C / liter (43 + 12 = 55)
Gas charged to European customers, at the stations, average retail price = 1.44 C / liter
Iran’s gross profit = 23 C / liter (0.30 - 0.07 =0 .23)
Oil cartels’ and European government’s profits = 89 C / liter (1.44 – 0.55= 0.89)
Remember that the share of Iran’s profit is a lot less, once you factor in costs associated with wells
maintenance, piping maintenance and other operational costs.
As you note, oil cartels and the European companies have a profit which is almost 4 times Iran’s profit.
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, considering the above figures intended to change this equation more in
favor of Iran, that was one of the main reasons why he was ousted by the oil cartels and the European and
American governments in 1979.
Source : PARS TV, L.A. Alireza Mayboudi,
Yaran Program, Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
FINAL WORDS…..
A secular and national Iranian government will be implemented in Iran, its structure to be determined
by a free referendum monitored by patriot Iranians. Islam and Shi’a mullahs that miserably failed during the past
31 years will not be permitted to have any role in the political and social aspects in Iran, for good.
A new Iranian constitution will be prepared by Iranian scholars and implemented in Iran. In this new
constitution, for the first time, there will be no place for Islam and mullahs. All streets , avenues, highways, buildings,
etc., will be named based on our previous Shahs and our fallen freedom fighters like the brave generals who were
executed in 1979, and all young and old men and women who fought back against the criminal mullahs In the past 31
years, their statues will be installed in major squares.
Criminal Mullahs like Khamene’i , Rafsanjani,, and all other mullahs, Ahmadinejad, all criminal parliamentary
Members, members of the revolutionary guards and Basijgis, fifth-columns traitors including but not limited to:
Ebrahim Yazdi, Banisadr, Kadivar, Sazegara, Nourizadeh, Ghangi and others, and even the first class families of dead
criminals like Mullah Khomaini, Mottahari, Khalkhali, Ghotb-zadeh, Bazargan, Sanjabi as well as all their accomplices,
who have already been identified will be arrested, prosecuted by national Iranian courts to the full extent of law and
brought to justice. The wealth stolen by them and their families from Iran and Iranians will be confiscated and returned
to Iran. If they consider running away and hiding outside of Iran, they will be sought and found like members of the
Nazi groups and brought back to Iran to face punishment.
We will cherish and honor our Iranian heritage and history and culture. Our territorial land and water sovereignty
will be maintained at all costs, Persian Gulf will remain Persian Gulf for eternity. Any And all contracts and
Concessions, including oil and gas contracts, signed and granted by the criminal mullahs during the past 31 years,
with other nations or companies, will be void and null.
Any country which supported the criminal mullahs in the past 31 years for their financial gains and benefits and
kept silent during the struggle of the Iranian people’s uprising will not benefit from Iranian resources or co-operation,
unless and until all Iranian wealth and stolen money by the criminal mullahs and their accomplices, as well as
themselves are returned to Iran.
United Nations that has been a puppet of the major superpowers that kept silent as well as all human rights
organizations which sufficed to issuing condemning statements will have to prove themselves worthy again
to the Iranian people.
Turkey which created a lot of hardship and agony for our young Iranian refuges during the past 31 years and
occasionally returned some of the Iranian refuges to Iran, will not even be considered a neighbor and all
economic and trade ties will be severed with her.
May Ahura Mazda (the God of Iran) protect our beloved motherland and
grant tranquility, prosperity and happiness to our great nation
END OF PART 7