Prince Reza PahlaviMy dear compatriots,
Protecting Iran’s cultural and natural heritage is a national and permanent duty for all of us. This duty has become more important than ever in the current circumstances; because there is a concern that opportunists will exploit the country’s revolutionary situation or some possible turmoil until the national government is established on the eve of the overthrow and seek to loot, destroy or seize Iran’s national heritage.
Unfortunately, we have experienced an example of such events in 1979; when a significant part of Iran’s natural landscapes and historical monuments were damaged and destroyed.
I ask you to join the “Iranian Heritage Unit” in the Eternal Guard to protect the country’s cultural and environmental heritage. The agenda of this unit is very simple: each of you, wherever you are in Iran, form a local organization, even a small one, with your friends and acquaintances, to protect a national monument that you believe may be under threat.
Compatriots abroad can also join this unit and contribute to this national effort by contributing to the possible costs, or by providing information and awareness.
I, too, as an Iranian, will join the “Iranian Heritage Unit”. This unit is not limited to revolutionary conditions, but can become a permanent institution within the framework of an inclusive structure to care for and protect Iran’s national heritage.
Let us remember that everything we do is for Iran. Iran is all we have; and protecting its cultural and biological heritage is a promise we made with the sacrifices of the Milk and Sun Revolution.
The Perpetrator of Iran,
Reza Pahlavi
