National_Council_of_Iran

National Council of Iran

National Council of Iran

Political party in Iran

Not to be confused with National Council of Resistance 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.

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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

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    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.
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    Kenneth Katzman (2 June 2017), Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy (PDF), Federation of American Scientists, p. 27, retrieved 16 June 2017
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    Elaine Ganley (2 May 2013). "AP Interview: New job for son of toppled shah". Associated Press. Retrieved 1 June 2017 – via Yahoo.
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    Parker Richards (29 January 2016). "Pahlavi, Elie Wiesel, Rev. King to Be Honored for Promoting Peace". Observer. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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    "The Imperial Standards of Iran".
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    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.
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    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. [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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