Mohsen Sazegara
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I was with the guard only three months because in that three months, first of all, I thought that, okay, it has been established. And second, I found out that I don't like these types of jobs. I was not the man of military and intelligence. It was more journalism for you. Yeah.
I was with the guard only three months because in that three months, first of all, I thought that, okay, it has been established. And second, I found out that I don't like these types of jobs. I was not the man of military and intelligence. It was more journalism for you. Yeah.
So I left the Guard after three months on May 1979, and I went to National Radio and Television of Iran, the job that I liked that. And after a while, I became head of National Radio of Iran.
So I left the Guard after three months on May 1979, and I went to National Radio and Television of Iran, the job that I liked that. And after a while, I became head of National Radio of Iran.
No, that's governmental. I mean that it's owned by the government.
No, that's governmental. I mean that it's owned by the government.
No, no, no. The National Radio and Television of Iran during the Shah was the exclusive TV and radio station that owned by the government. Like right now. Right now, IRIB, Islamic Republic... broadcast of Iran. This is an exclusive state-run National Radio and Television of Iran. So nobody is permitted to have an independent TV station.
No, no, no. The National Radio and Television of Iran during the Shah was the exclusive TV and radio station that owned by the government. Like right now. Right now, IRIB, Islamic Republic... broadcast of Iran. This is an exclusive state-run National Radio and Television of Iran. So nobody is permitted to have an independent TV station.
With Khomeini during those days in Neufle Chateau, 110 days totally, I was with him. Totally I can say in that house about 20 other people working in different jobs.
With Khomeini during those days in Neufle Chateau, 110 days totally, I was with him. Totally I can say in that house about 20 other people working in different jobs.
First of all, Dr. Yazdi, Ebrahim Yazdi. Ebrahim Yazdi was a pharmacologist, a professor of Baylor University, and one of the founders of LMI, Liberation Movement of Iran Abroad. the political party of Bazargan. It was founded in the 1960s. But out of Iran, there were three prominent figures for LMI. Yazdi, Sadeh Ghazadeh, and Mustafa Chamran. Mustafa Chamran was in Lebanon in those days.
First of all, Dr. Yazdi, Ebrahim Yazdi. Ebrahim Yazdi was a pharmacologist, a professor of Baylor University, and one of the founders of LMI, Liberation Movement of Iran Abroad. the political party of Bazargan. It was founded in the 1960s. But out of Iran, there were three prominent figures for LMI. Yazdi, Sadeh Ghazadeh, and Mustafa Chamran. Mustafa Chamran was in Lebanon in those days.
He founded Harekat al-Mahroumin with Moussa Sadr and Amal, Affaj-e-Maghavamat-e-Lebnaniyat-e- armed force of Harakat al-Mahroomeen. Qudsadeh lived in France, and Yazdi lived in Houston, Texas. Actually, I was a member of LMI, besides the Muslim Student Association. With Ibrahim Yazdi. Yeah. Got it. LMI was a secret organization because in Iran it was illegal. And we had about totally in the U.S.
He founded Harekat al-Mahroumin with Moussa Sadr and Amal, Affaj-e-Maghavamat-e-Lebnaniyat-e- armed force of Harakat al-Mahroomeen. Qudsadeh lived in France, and Yazdi lived in Houston, Texas. Actually, I was a member of LMI, besides the Muslim Student Association. With Ibrahim Yazdi. Yeah. Got it. LMI was a secret organization because in Iran it was illegal. And we had about totally in the U.S.
and in Europe maybe 20 members at most. And when I, Yazdi, actually that was Ibrahim Yazdi who brought Khomeini to Paris from Najaf. when Saddam Hussein forced him that you should leave Iraq. You can't stay here and invite the people against Shah. Because Saddam actually signed a peace agreement with Shah in 1975. And so you should leave.
and in Europe maybe 20 members at most. And when I, Yazdi, actually that was Ibrahim Yazdi who brought Khomeini to Paris from Najaf. when Saddam Hussein forced him that you should leave Iraq. You can't stay here and invite the people against Shah. Because Saddam actually signed a peace agreement with Shah in 1975. And so you should leave.
And that was Yazdi who joined him and helped him to come to Paris, a free country, France. And When they reached over there, he called me. I was studying in Chicago, Illinois, and told me that Mohsen, we have brought the Ayatollah here, and we need you. I remember it was 4 o'clock in the afternoon in Chicago. I borrowed $250 from one of the Iranian doctors and bought a ticket.
And that was Yazdi who joined him and helped him to come to Paris, a free country, France. And When they reached over there, he called me. I was studying in Chicago, Illinois, and told me that Mohsen, we have brought the Ayatollah here, and we need you. I remember it was 4 o'clock in the afternoon in Chicago. I borrowed $250 from one of the Iranian doctors and bought a ticket.
In those days, it was only $200. and to Chicago, and 8 o'clock at night, I was in the plane, and the day after, I was in France, and I joined the team. Yazdi later became the foreign minister of Iran, and Qutbzadeh was over there, too. He became foreign minister of Iran as well, but he was executed by the order of Khomeini.
In those days, it was only $200. and to Chicago, and 8 o'clock at night, I was in the plane, and the day after, I was in France, and I joined the team. Yazdi later became the foreign minister of Iran, and Qutbzadeh was over there, too. He became foreign minister of Iran as well, but he was executed by the order of Khomeini.