against the regime, against all parts of the regime. they yell death to rouhani, as much as they do death to the supreme ruler. i think the society is fraying rather profoundly and it s important to remember that iran has had over 100-year quest of search for increasing representative government. it is unique, actually, in the middle east. and i think we should pay attention to that. and we should realize that though the islamic republic has brutalized iranian society as did the shah before it, you still have a very powerful, i would argue, current greater democratic expression. trita? without a doubt the desire for democracy is very strong. they re the ones who have been pushing to move the country in that direction. the question is, will any
to say, hey, don t do this or there will be consequences. when the country responds to the initial threat, then the president i think just reactively, wanting to be clint eastwood says, yeah, i m tougher than you are and blah, blah, blah. i think that s how we got here. let s play devil s advocate. could he be exposing or taking advantage of an opening right now in iranian society? there is an economic crisis there. it s only grown since the trump administration decided to pull out of the iran deal. in the month following that announcement in may, oil exports were down 16%. the sanctions go in place, get reimposed august 4th and the rest november 4th. there are a lot of protests right now among people who are unhappy with the way the economy is going and also unhappy with how strict society is there. do you think that maybe this could be the president trying to take advantage of an opening? well, if he did, he is not
dirty everyone stood there and shark until farrar started to laugh then everyone laughed and things quieted down again. but afterwards all the negatives of the pictures taken that evening were collected and destroyed because this moment was not meant to be recorded. the secret service saw to that. you re go green. the fact that the shah s hand has been dirtied with oil could be seen as a symbolic historical event because oil had polluted iranian society. that are not in ecological terms. but in the sense that a lot of money came into the society and upset the existing class system through
please forgive me. and this treasure is so incredibly important to me. sure there are only a few people here in the museum know how much i love this treasure. so much. iran is coming back to my life after years of sanctions against the country and its nuclear program. the historic nuclear agreement was signed in july twenty fifth team most of the sanctions were lifted as a result iranian society was keen to reengage with the world and gain respect. it was an opportunity to resume the cultural dialogue. the outstanding collection
please forgive me. this treasure is so incredibly important to me. jerk you somehow don t know there are only a few people here in the museum and you know how much i love this treasure. iran is coming back to my life after years of sanctions against the country and its nuclear program. the historic nuclear agreement was signed in july twenty fifth team most of the sanctions were lifted as a result iranian society was keen to reengage with the world and gain respect. it was an opportunity to resume the cultural dialogue. the outstanding collection