The present study was written with the aim of examining the attitudes and understanding of Pahlavi government officials towards the developments leading to the Islamic Revolution.
In this article, the method of content analysis has been used to systematically extract patterns in oral history data. In this method, there are different bases for categorizing themes, and the findings have been categorized based on a network of themes, namely basic, organizing, and comprehensive themes.
The data extracted from the interviews of Pahlavi government officials have been categorized into four comprehensive themes that reflect the pattern that governs their interviews, and show that there was a wrong analysis of the revolutionary developments in the minds of the officials and that they did not realize the transition of society from their comfortable government until the last days. After leaving the country, they did not show a correct understanding of the developments and were watching for the collapse of the Islamic Republic system in the short term, although they themselves were disappointed with the return of the monarchy to Iran.
A correct and accurate understanding of political and social developments is the most important pillar for good governance for officials. In the absence of such understanding, the government will not be able to properly understand its problems and formulate policies to solve them, and as a result, the government will lag behind the developments in society