Pasargad on the Eve of November 7th

In recent days, images of fencing around Pasargad have been published. One of the listeners of Radio Farda also reported on Wednesday, quoting local people, that "due to the proximity of November 7th, the day of Cyrus, security institutions are erecting barriers around Pasargad, the tomb of Cyrus, to prevent gatherings of people at this location." Radio Farda also received images from its audience of sample text messages stating that any presence at what has been described as an illegal gathering in the Pasargad area on the occasion of November 7th would lead to legal action. The ISNA news agency reported on Monday, November 1st, under the title "A Fake Announcement about the Closure of the Tomb of Cyrus," that in recent days, announcements with the logo of the governorate and the cultural heritage department of Fars province have been circulated on social media, stating that "due to the political and security abuses by anti-revolutionary groups, the Pasargad tourist complex will be closed from November 5th to 8th. Additionally, the entry routes to this complex will be blocked by law enforcement. Dear compatriots, please choose other days to visit this valuable complex." Local people say that due to the proximity of November 7th, security institutions are erecting barriers around Pasargad, the tomb of Cyrus, to prevent gatherings of people at this location. One of the listeners of Radio Farda reported that ISNA, citing examples of the aforementioned announcements, quoted the public relations manager of the Fars Cultural Heritage Department as stating that their content is incorrect and that posters with the text of the closure of the Pasargad complex published with the logo of the governorate and that department are invalid. Fatemeh Rezaei, head of the Fars Cultural Heritage Department, told ISNA that there has not yet been an official position announced regarding the activities of Pasargad and the tomb of Cyrus from any organization or official body, and if an official announcement is to be made, it will be from the Cultural Heritage Organization. Simultaneously, Hamshahri Online wrote under the title "Tourism Restrictions in Pasargad" that "the conditions in Pasargad have changed for tourists in recent days, and according to eyewitnesses from this UNESCO World Heritage site in Iran, transit cards have been issued for the residents of Pasargad to prevent vehicles and non-local individuals from entering this ancient site on November 7th, which is known as the day of commemoration for Cyrus." According to Hamshahri, alongside the restrictions imposed on tourist entry to Pasargad, several prominent professors of literature, history, and Iranian culture have written a letter to the President asking him to allow a commemoration for Cyrus to take place. Iranians have gathered around the tomb of "Cyrus the Great" on November 7th in previous years, with last year's gathering being assessed as the largest so far. At last year's gathering, for the first time, shouts of "Long Live the King" and slogans were raised in honor of the upcoming November 9th, the birthday of Prince Reza Pahlavi. These slogans were perhaps unprecedented, if not rare, in their nature in Iran, four decades after the revolution. Following such an event, Ayatollah Hossein Noori Hamadani criticized how these individuals could chant slogans that are usually directed at the leader of the Islamic Republic. Ali Salehi, the public and revolutionary prosecutor in the center of Fars province, also claimed that he had arrested what he described as the main violators of norms in Pasargad. Although November 7th is referred to as the day of "Cyrus the Great" in Iranian calendars on social media, the official registration of this day in Iran's official calendar has always been one of the demands of participants in the annual Pasargad gathering. The Babylonian inscription known as the "Nabonidus Chronicle" records November 7th, October 29th, as the day of Cyrus the Great's entry into Babylon; a day that, according to historical data, led to the liberation of slaves and the drafting of the Babylonian cylinder of Cyrus the Great, which is referred to as the first charter of human rights. In this context, the widespread enthusiasm for the day of Cyrus raises the question: Is Iran witnessing a "revivalist movement"? The power display of Cyrus after 38 years of isolation. The Fars Cultural Heritage Department: We have not yet decided on the closure of Pasargad. The changing battlefield of "proxy forces"; a war against the people in the streets of Iran. The first paragraph; the responsibility of opponents and the possibility of radicalization of Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iran crisis. 1300 hours of internet outages; Witkoff: A horrific massacre occurred during the protests in Iran.