Is Reza Pahlavi Iran's new Cyrus?

Some 2,500 years ago, a farsighted and benevolent king, Cyrus the Great, issued a historic proclamation to the varied peoples of his vast empire. He granted every people their rights to dignity, independence, beliefs, and way of life. This trailblazing king considered the first author of the Charter of Human Rights, showed the justice and feasibility of diverse peoples living peacefully with one another to benefit all.

One of the peoples was that of the Jews who had been exiled by the Babylonian kingdom conquered by Cyrus. The Jews. although not al of them, returned to Israel and built the Second Temple as a result.

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For the past 45 years, Prince Reza Pahlavi has put his life on the line to help his people, who desperately want him to return. Pivotal to the liberation of the people, their well-being, and prosperity is the enshrining of liberty as the birthright of every individual, group, and nation. Without freedom of thought, belief, and conduct within the bounds of the law, both the individual and the collective will be stifled, resulting in a human enterprise unworthy of the name. READ MORE