Iran National Council

Not to be confused with National Council of Resistance of Iran.

The Iran National Council (NCI; Persian: شورای ملی ایران, romanized: Šurā-ye melli-e Irān), officially the Iran National Council for Free Elections,^[6] is an umbrella group of the exiled opposition to Iran's Islamic Republic government,^[1] participating in the Iranian democracy movement.

National Council of Iran
Spokesperson	Reza Pahlavi
Founder	Reza Pahlavi[1]
Founded	April 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04)[2]
Headquarters	Paris, France[3]
Ideology	Monarchism[4] Secularism[3] Iranian nationalism
Political position	Big tent
Party flag
Website
irannc.org
Politics of Iran Political parties Elections

National Council of Iran شورای ملی ایران (Persian) Šurā-ye melli-e Irān
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: مرا داد فرمود و خود داور است Marā dād farmud o Khod dāvar ast "Justice He bids me do, as He will judge me"[5]
Anthem: "Imperial Anthem of Iran"
Territory claimed by the National Council of Iran
Capital	Tehran (claimed)
Capital-in-exile	France, United States and other countries in the Western world
Demonym(s)	Iranian/Persian
Type	Government in exile
Today part of	Islamic Republic of Iran

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]

References

1. Olivia Ward (1 June 2013). "Reza Pahlavi, son of Shah, heads pro-democracy group to end Iran's Islamic regime". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
2. Kenneth Katzman (2 June 2017), Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy (PDF), Federation of American Scientists, p. 27, archived (PDF) from the original on 12 May 2019, retrieved 16 June 2017
3. Elaine Ganley (2 May 2013). "AP Interview: New job for son of toppled shah". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017 – via Yahoo.
4. Parker Richards (29 January 2016). "Pahlavi, Elie Wiesel, Rev. King to Be Honored for Promoting Peace". Observer. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
5. "The Imperial Standards of Iran". Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
6. Lipin, Michael; Derakhshesh, Satareh (12 February 2017). "Iranian Prince to Trump: Be Sensitive in Considering New Immigration Order". Voice of America.
7. 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, archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2017, retrieved 25 June 2017
8. Sonia Verma (6 June 2014). "Shah's son seeks support for people's revolution against Iran". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.