It's no secret that Iran's student movement and academic community, as key drivers of intellectual and innovative thought, have played a foundational role in shaping the Lion and Sun Revolution. Despite a pervasive security atmosphere and systematic repression, students have strived to amplify the voices of their fellow citizens and the nation through protests, strikes, graffiti campaigns and various awareness efforts.

Based on an analysis by the Amirkabir NewsLetter, students from dozens of universities nationwide have so far issued clear, independent statements expressing solidarity with and support for Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, the leader of the Lion and Sun Revolution.

Today, coinciding with the 11th of February—the 47th anniversary of an event etched in Iran's collective memory as a symbol of failure, collapse and decline—reviewing these statements offers a fitting opportunity to highlight the ideological and political rift between the younger generation and the values and narratives of the 1979 revolution. The language in these texts is overtly nationalist, pro-monarchy and grounded in street-level realities. A rhetoric rooted not in nostalgia, but in historical awareness and direct observation of a failed ideology's consequences.

What emerges from these statements is not merely backing for a political figure, but a demand for a return to past glory, rationality, the rule of law and the reestablishment of every Iranian's connection to their national and historical identity. Today's student movement, by consciously moving beyond past clichés and fully rejecting the undemocratic and outdated structures in power, has solidified its position as a major force in Iran's future transformations. It has once again demonstrated that universities remain a primary breeding ground for life-affirming forces loyal to Iran.

The Amirkabir NewsLetter has so far verified several of these statements. While reports from the ground, student sources and scattered evidence suggest the scope of this support is far broader than documented, the intense security environment, lack of prior organization and disciplinary pressures have limited public dissemination. A list of these universities is attached to this report.

Amirkabir NewsLetter,
Long Live Iran.

1. Alzahra University
2. Amirkabir University of Technology
3. Bu-Ali Sina University
4. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
5. Iran University of Science and Technology
6. Isfahan University of Technology
7. Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd
8. Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran
9. Islamic Azad University, Karaj
10. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin
11. Islamic Azad University, Rasht
12. Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
13. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran
14. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch
15. Islamic Azad University, West Tehran
16. Kharazmi University
17. Mazandaran University of Science and Technology
18. Mohaghegh Ardabili University
19. National Skills College, Rasht
20. Persian Gulf University
21. Semnan University
22. Shahid Beheshti University
23. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
24. Shiraz University
25. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
26. University of Guilan
27. University of Maragheh
28. University of Tehran
29. Urmia University of Technology
30. Yazd University