Mohsen Sazegara

And 2 million lost their lives before Reza Shah, during the period that we had a failed state in Iran, after Constitution Revolution. Because we had a Constitution Revolution 110 years ago, very similar to French Revolution in Iran. People died because of many things. Disease, Spanish flu, typhoid.

And 2 million lost their lives before Reza Shah, during the period that we had a failed state in Iran, after Constitution Revolution. Because we had a Constitution Revolution 110 years ago, very similar to French Revolution in Iran. People died because of many things. Disease, Spanish flu, typhoid.

Yeah. Anyway, during the Shah, totally, those Pahlavi dynasty, let's say father and son, Reza Shah and Muhammad Reza Shah, Estimation shows about 3,500 people maybe were killed. Some people tried to find out that how many people were executed.

Yeah. Anyway, during the Shah, totally, those Pahlavi dynasty, let's say father and son, Reza Shah and Muhammad Reza Shah, Estimation shows about 3,500 people maybe were killed. Some people tried to find out that how many people were executed.

You was born with the revolution.

You was born with the revolution.

If you're talking about foreign countries, definitely Russia benefited, not Western countries. You know, although Soviet Union on those days, they didn't know the Islamists that were close to get the power. But from November 1978, gradually they found out that, wow, by the hands of the people of Iran, millions of people, and leadership of Islamists, the

If you're talking about foreign countries, definitely Russia benefited, not Western countries. You know, although Soviet Union on those days, they didn't know the Islamists that were close to get the power. But from November 1978, gradually they found out that, wow, by the hands of the people of Iran, millions of people, and leadership of Islamists, the

regime of Shah, who was an ally to West, especially the United States, is going to be overthrown. So they changed their tone and gradually Radio Moscow Farsi started to talking against Shah because they had a good relationship with regime of Shah on 60s.

regime of Shah, who was an ally to West, especially the United States, is going to be overthrown. So they changed their tone and gradually Radio Moscow Farsi started to talking against Shah because they had a good relationship with regime of Shah on 60s.

And based on deterrent policy of Khrushchev, and I have to say good foreign policy of regime of Shah that had good relationship with West and East at the same time, they didn't think about overthrowing the Shah. Maybe to the party was in where Eastern Germany wanted, you know, overthrowing Shah, but that was not the policy of the Soviet Union government.

And based on deterrent policy of Khrushchev, and I have to say good foreign policy of regime of Shah that had good relationship with West and East at the same time, they didn't think about overthrowing the Shah. Maybe to the party was in where Eastern Germany wanted, you know, overthrowing Shah, but that was not the policy of the Soviet Union government.

But on November 78, gradually they found that, wow, it's something big is happening in Iran. So they changed their tone. And I can say that right after victory of revolution, that they found out that, okay, these guys, the Islamists who took the power, they are against communism and West at the same time. We were the generation that we were against communists and Westerns at the same time.

But on November 78, gradually they found that, wow, it's something big is happening in Iran. So they changed their tone. And I can say that right after victory of revolution, that they found out that, okay, these guys, the Islamists who took the power, they are against communism and West at the same time. We were the generation that we were against communists and Westerns at the same time.

You know, people in those days shouted death to U.S. and death to Soviet Union at the same time. They found out that, okay, we should change our policy, they started to approach Iran at the first years of victory of revolution, but by the hands of Eastern Germany, that Iranian had no problem with Germany.

You know, people in those days shouted death to U.S. and death to Soviet Union at the same time. They found out that, okay, we should change our policy, they started to approach Iran at the first years of victory of revolution, but by the hands of Eastern Germany, that Iranian had no problem with Germany.

And after decline of communist regime, that they were not communist anymore, and the Putin regime, They approached Iran easier, and gradually I think that they penetrated everywhere in Iran. And I can say that the strategy of Russia, communist Russia or Putin Russia, during the last 46 years was to keep Iran

And after decline of communist regime, that they were not communist anymore, and the Putin regime, They approached Iran easier, and gradually I think that they penetrated everywhere in Iran. And I can say that the strategy of Russia, communist Russia or Putin Russia, during the last 46 years was to keep Iran

in a distance from Western countries, European countries, and the US, so that none of the Western countries can trust Iran, can come to Iran, invest in Iran, and especially in oil and gas industries of Iran, because Iran is the only country that gas reservoirs of Iran is second in the world after Russia. Or maybe some people believe that maybe more than Russia.

in a distance from Western countries, European countries, and the US, so that none of the Western countries can trust Iran, can come to Iran, invest in Iran, and especially in oil and gas industries of Iran, because Iran is the only country that gas reservoirs of Iran is second in the world after Russia. Or maybe some people believe that maybe more than Russia.