SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: "Have you noticed that all the countries in your region that help America and Israel against Iran lack democracy—they either have sultans or sheikhdoms or presidents for life, l

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Translated from Persian

My German colleague said: "Have you noticed that all the countries in your region that help America and Israel against Iran lack democracy—they either have sultans or sheikhdoms or presidents for life, like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, and Kuwait? But those that have at least a semblance of democracy, even if it's half-baked, are on Iran's side, like Iraq, Algeria, and Pakistan. Do you know why?"

I said: "I can guess, but I'd love to hear it from you."

He said: "Because those dictatorial regimes fear their own people, not Iran. They know their people will soon take Iran as a model and say, 'Why don't we have a revolution like Iran to achieve such honor?' A superpower that defends all the oppressed in the world, whose name has become the pride of all the world's people, and whose flag waves in every street around the globe..."

I said: "What you're saying fills me with pride."

He said: "I've read a lot of history—Iran has always been full of honor..."