Iranian Air Force Officer Issues Defiant Call for Regime Change

A stunning act of defiance rocked the Islamic Republic this week as Colonel Ebrahim Aghaie Komazani of the Iranian Air Force publicly called for a “million-man march” and a nationwide push to topple the clerical regime on November 16. For a nation long suffocated by tyranny, Komazani’s message represents one of the clearest signs yet that resistance is spreading inside Iran’s own armed forces.

Standing beside the Lion and Sun flag, the symbol of Iran’s pre-1979 monarchy, Komazani framed his declaration as a matter of national duty and divine justice. His words echoed a rising tide among Iranians a revival of the country’s secular, constitutional heritage and a rejection of decades of corruption, repression, and theocratic rule.

Komazani reminded the nation of two critical truths:

• During the 1979 revolution, the late Shah refused to unleash the Imperial Army on civilians, affirming that sovereignty belonged to the people, not the monarch.

• The remnants of the Imperial Air Force played a decisive role in saving Iran during the Iran–Iraq War a pointed reminder that today’s regime owes its survival to patriots the clerics tried to erase from history.

• Iran’s military, police, and intelligence forces now face a choice: stand with the people or be branded traitors “before God.”

From this foundation, the colonel directly urged Iran’s armed forces to stop suppressing protests and instead stand with the citizens demanding freedom. Should Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi call for armed resistance, Komazani declared it would become both a right and a duty for Iranians to rise up.

The message is unmistakable: Iran’s military is no longer monolithic and the regime knows it.

His call comes as monarchist symbolism surges across Iran. Just days earlier, two men wearing Iranian army uniforms were arrested in Tehran’s metro for publicly displaying the old national flag. That image captured online before authorities cracked down underscores a quiet but unmistakable rebellion spreading from the streets to the barracks.

Komazani’s declaration aligns seamlessly with Reza Pahlavi’s June 2025 reform plan, laid out from Paris. The exiled crown prince compared Iran’s moment to the fall of the Berlin Wall, urging Iranians to prepare for a peaceful but decisive transition. He accused Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s regime of economic plunder, nuclear blackmail, and suffocating totalitarian control, warning that the ruling clerics were running out of time.

Pahlavi called for:

• A unified transition government rooted in secular democracy

• A civilian–military coalition to guide Iran peacefully beyond theocracy

• International support to back the Iranian people not the criminal regime

The synergy between Komazani’s bold stand inside Iran and Pahlavi’s coordinated opposition abroad forms a striking narrative: the internal dissent the regime has long feared is no longer hypothetical. It is here, organized, and increasingly public.

For years, Iran’s tyrants relied on fear, brute force, and propaganda to keep military ranks loyal. But the Mahsa Amini protests of 2022 reignited a suppressed national identity one that rejects clerical rule and yearns for a modern, free Iran. Now, with military officers openly siding with the people, the regime’s grip appears more brittle than ever.

Komazani invoked the Derafsh-e-Kaviani, the ancient banner of resistance, and the Lion and Sun, calling on Iranians to reclaim their country from a government “false” and “criminal.” Whether November 16 becomes a turning point remains to be seen, but one truth is undeniable:

Resistance is no longer in the shadows it’s marching into the daylight.

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