Unveiling Reza Khan: Part I

In order to understand the realities of Reza Khan’s time and life in the historic base of Iran during the three early decades of 20th century a detailed interview has been conducted with Ghasem Tabrizi, Iranian Contemporary History researcher. In the first part of this interview the foregrounds of British coup in Iran and Reza Khan’s rise to power are discussed. There other issued which can be traced in this interview are: Constitutional Movement in Iran, the reasons for misleading this movement and the other political and social surpassed moves that happened between 1906 and the coup in 1921. In this interview the main existing questions about Reza Khan’s attempts are discussed through the eyes of his supporters and the ones who opposed him. In this regard the reasons behind Qajars’ fall, the tendency for republicanism instead of royal regime in Iran and Reza Khan and British renunciation of this plan are discussed. In this interview the viewpoints of Reza Khan’s supporters and the Persian books in this regard are critically reviewed.