>> born after the iranian revolution the so called charity foundations confiscated assets from the fleeing royal family, existing businesses and ordinary iranians. in many cases powerful clerics used them as their own o personal slush funds. >> importing goods without paying taxes. >> and then the alagard. >> the 200 to 300 families they are just hugely wealthy. not billionaires yet but a lot of people with multimillions. >> the system is kept in place by the iran fist of iran's revolution guard corps. the so called protectors of the iranian regime. >> the irgy and iranian elite have for many years purchased and sought the finest of western goods. because of petro dollars they had the ability to purchase