Mohsen Sazegara

Everybody says that we don't want him. And right after the day of victory, I mean, because at the last scene, last days of fighting with regime of Shah, two days, people attacked to garrisons, to police stations, took their guns. And the day after victory of revolution, everybody had gone. And the first priority for the country was how to keep it safe.

Everybody says that we don't want him. And right after the day of victory, I mean, because at the last scene, last days of fighting with regime of Shah, two days, people attacked to garrisons, to police stations, took their guns. And the day after victory of revolution, everybody had gone. And the first priority for the country was how to keep it safe.

For this reason, the idea of a people army for fighting with regime was converted to making a people army, first of all, to secure the country, collect the weapons from the hands of the people. Second, to... To take the guns away from the people. Yeah, yeah. Because during the Shah, people had guns. No, no. People attacked to garrisons. It was prohibited during the Shah, like...

For this reason, the idea of a people army for fighting with regime was converted to making a people army, first of all, to secure the country, collect the weapons from the hands of the people. Second, to... To take the guns away from the people. Yeah, yeah. Because during the Shah, people had guns. No, no. People attacked to garrisons. It was prohibited during the Shah, like...

Right now in Iran. It's not like the U.S. The Second Amendment does not exist in Iran. No, there is no Second Amendment.

Right now in Iran. It's not like the U.S. The Second Amendment does not exist in Iran. No, there is no Second Amendment.

No, the soldiers were in garrisons. No ordinary people, even the old women, old men. There were some ridiculous scenes. You could see an old woman taking a machine gun with lots of bullets, taking out of a garrison.

No, the soldiers were in garrisons. No ordinary people, even the old women, old men. There were some ridiculous scenes. You could see an old woman taking a machine gun with lots of bullets, taking out of a garrison.

Because, first of all, we had no idea that we can make it legalized like the U.S. Second, the security of the country, there were lots of, because police was absent. They went to their houses and it took time that bring them back to their duties. And many of the, you know, thug people, many of the armed groups, many of the guerrilla groups, communists, Like a two-day party?

Because, first of all, we had no idea that we can make it legalized like the U.S. Second, the security of the country, there were lots of, because police was absent. They went to their houses and it took time that bring them back to their duties. And many of the, you know, thug people, many of the armed groups, many of the guerrilla groups, communists, Like a two-day party?

Fadoyan party, Fadoyan majority, minority. There were some Maoists and some separatists. Everybody had gone.

Fadoyan party, Fadoyan majority, minority. There were some Maoists and some separatists. Everybody had gone.

Yeah, from the people and make the country secure. And second idea was to defend the country if we will be under attack by a foreign country. And those days we thought that the U.S. will attack to Iran. We were wrong. But a year and a half later, Saddam Hussein from Iraq invaded Iran. And that idea worked, mobilizing the people, sending to war fronts to help the classic army of Iran.

Yeah, from the people and make the country secure. And second idea was to defend the country if we will be under attack by a foreign country. And those days we thought that the U.S. will attack to Iran. We were wrong. But a year and a half later, Saddam Hussein from Iraq invaded Iran. And that idea worked, mobilizing the people, sending to war fronts to help the classic army of Iran.

to defend the country. And the third idea was if we have two armed forces then there will not be the danger of coup, military coup against the new board regime. Why? Because we had the bitter experience of coup against nationalist government of Dr. Mossadegh in 1953. Because we knew that as soon as possible, we should, you know...

to defend the country. And the third idea was if we have two armed forces then there will not be the danger of coup, military coup against the new board regime. Why? Because we had the bitter experience of coup against nationalist government of Dr. Mossadegh in 1953. Because we knew that as soon as possible, we should, you know...

rebuild the army and keep it for the country to defend the country. But at the same time, without that, we will be in danger if we don't have, you know, any idea how to prevent any coup. Anyway, these three ideas altogether ended to write a charter. I was one of the writers of the charter.

rebuild the army and keep it for the country to defend the country. But at the same time, without that, we will be in danger if we don't have, you know, any idea how to prevent any coup. Anyway, these three ideas altogether ended to write a charter. I was one of the writers of the charter.

And a provisional board of commanders were elected by the government of Basargan, provisional government of Basargan, and the Concile of Revolution that acted on those days like the parliament of Iran. they allocated about $2 million as the first budget. This was for IRGC? Yeah, to start IRGC.

And a provisional board of commanders were elected by the government of Basargan, provisional government of Basargan, and the Concile of Revolution that acted on those days like the parliament of Iran. they allocated about $2 million as the first budget. This was for IRGC? Yeah, to start IRGC.