I was wondering why Persian nationalists sympathize with the Iranian monarchy. I've been collecting data a bit, and here I'll post some links to the research. The reason is simple: the Iranian monarchs were Persian patriots.
We know that many Persian nationalists are opposed to the Islamic regime:
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A Comparative Study of the Status of National Identity and Ethnic Identity
in Two Discourses: Pahlavi and the Islamic Republic
Case Study: The Kurdish Ethnicity in Iran
.jcrir.ut.ac.ir/article_103307…
The Nation-State and the (Re)Construction of Religious, Ethnic and Gender Relations
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
doi:dx.doi.org/10.20431/2454-…
The Prospect of Ethnic Nationalism in Iranian Azerbaijan
Prof. Dr. Ghadir Golkarian
arcjournals.org/international-….
Educational Policies in Iran and Their Intellectual Roots; The First Pahlavi Era (1925-1941)
researchgate.net/publication/38….
doi.org/10.47191/ijssh…
researchgate.net/publication/38…
The Iranian monarchs promoted Persian patriotism, the Persian language, and fought against non-Persian separatists.
About Mosaddegh:
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