Amirali R. Davoudpour
Iranian Canon of Medicine and Law, Administrative Wing of Law and Healing association, Iranian Watchdog of Medicine and Law, Tehran-Iran
Email of the corresponding author: davoudpour@canmedlaw.org
Accepted and published July, 2024 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13188438
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Abstract
This article explores the “Mahan” psychological operation plan, orchestrated by the SAVAK security advisor during the late Pahlavi regime under the military government of General Gholam Reza Azhari. Suggested by Mossad, the operation sought to undermine religious beliefs among the Iranian populace with a budget of 20 million Tomans. It involved deploying pseudo-clerics to spread fabricated religious visions endorsing the Shah. This study also draws comparisons with contemporary tactics employed by the Islamic Republic and its foreign adversaries to manipulate public opinion, highlighting the resulting socio-political ramifications. This dangerous practice has contributed to various socio-spiritual disorders within the Iranian community.
Keywords: Mahan Plan, SAVAK, Mossad, Psychological warfare
Corrected: 23.07.2024