{"id":4542,"date":"2025-04-15T23:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acfh.info\/en\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2025-04-15T23:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:51:01","slug":"occupation-of-ahwaz-and-the-end-of-independent-arab-rule-under-sheikh-khazal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acfh.info\/en\/occupation-of-ahwaz-and-the-end-of-independent-arab-rule-under-sheikh-khazal\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupation of Ahwaz and the End of Independent Arab Rule under Sheikh Khazal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Occupation of Ahwaz and the End of Independent Arab Rule under Sheikh Khazal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We, the Arab people of Ahwaz, with one voice and steadfast resolve, declare in this official and historic statement that February 3, 1925, marks one of the darkest and most decisive days in our nation\u2019s history \u2014 the day when independent Arab sovereignty in the land of Ahwaz was completely suppressed and occupied by the criminal and occupying Iranian state through military force and in collusion with foreign colonial powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event was not merely a military occupation, but the beginning of systematic policies aimed at erasing identity, imposing racial discrimination, suppressing culture, and dismantling the social structure of the Arab people of Ahwaz \u2014 policies that continue to this day in various forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official report from the British consul in Ahwaz, sent via telegram to the British ambassador in Tehran on February 3, 1925, is a historical and undeniable document attesting to the reality of this occupation. The document states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe military occupation and control over Arabistan (Ahwaz) has now been completed. Military forces are stationed in the headquarters of all Arab tribes. Tribal leaders no longer take orders from Sheikh Khazal but from Iranian military authorities. The Sheikh and his son have been removed from the political scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This document is not only clear evidence of the occupation of Ahwaz but also proof that Sheikh Khazal \u2014 the last legitimate and independent Arab ruler \u2014 was overthrown not through legal process or the will of the Arab people of Ahwaz, but by force of arms and foreign intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The criminal government of Reza Shah (Pahlavi I), through the military occupation of Ahwaz and the suppression of the political and social systems of the Arab nation, bears direct responsibility for the onset of an era of internal colonialism, racial oppression, and denial of Ahwazi national identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We declare that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n