February 6, 2006, I am in Iran
for a week. Tehran and its 14 million inhabitants
fall asleep peacefully, not all. It's 10 p.m. 3000 people gathered
in front of the Danish embassy. Their stated objective Burn the Danish building
and expel its ambassador. [Arabic spoken language] All this violence
for some drawings. The publication of caricatures of Mohammed
provoked anger in the Muslim world. European countries1
allowed these drawings to be published considered insulting to the Prophet. In Tehran, their embassies
are taken by storm. The police are easily overwhelmed. Most of these young people
are ultra conservatives, close to the Iranian government,
and they seem to have come there by order. Suddenly, a tear gas grenade explodes,
launched from the embassy the gas is terrible,
its effect is immediate. The crowd disperses. A door opens,
that of an opulent building, stuck at the embassy,
it serves as our refuge. It's two o'clock in the morning,
the police let it happen. The attackers did not exceed
the limit that had been set for them. Apart from some damage,
it was above all an explosion of hatred for photographers' flashes
and television cameras. Everything seemed perfectly orchestrated. Return to the hotel. In my room, on TV,
loop clips on the Islamic Revolution. A face returns, that of the supreme guide,
Ayatollah Khomeini, he great religious leader returned to
Tehran in 1979 after a long exile in France to install
an Islamic Republic. Today, the most radical
Ayatollahs are still in power. This is their candidate,
this layman in a white shirt, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was elected
president last June, to everyone's surprise. 27 years after the Islamic revolution,
Iran together frozen. It's always the religious
who hold political power, it's always the same speeches,
the same slogans that I hear when
of the anniversary of the revolution: the greatness of Iran,
rejection of Western civilization and hatred of Israel. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] Today, these slogans are taken up
by the new President, an ultra fundamentalist who,
for nine months, excites the crowds with the denial of the holocaust,
the extermination of six million Jews by the Nazis during
the Second World War. Today,
there are people who say that the holocaust existed and we should believe them without asking us any questions. It's a vision
which comes to us from the Middle Ages, because at the same time, the Zionists
kill Palestinians every day. If you really want
see the horrors of the holocaust, go see what's happening in Iraq. [Arabic spoken language] In addition to these attacks on America
and Israel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has a new requirement for his country:
Mastering nuclear energy. As soon as I arrived in Tehran,
I am welcomed by portraits of Ayatollah Khomeini
and by immense frescoes who praise war and sacrifice. For a foreign journalist,
impossible to work here without the Ministry of Guidance
and its agents, a kind of ministry
propaganda. A driver is automatically imposed on me
and a translator. I discover that my driver is working
for the intelligence services. Good morning.
- Good morning. Where are you from ? You have permission
of the neighborhood police? What are the neighborhood police? It is necessary that you were
going to see the person in charge. I have a letter of the Ministry of Guidance.
She allowed us to film everywhere in Iran. I'm afraid of special services. But me too
I belong to the special services. My slightest movements
are reported to the ministry. I will be watched
throughout the report. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] According to the messages
broadcast through the speakers, la France n'a pas la côte.
France does not have the coast. The whole neighborhood
from the University of Tehran is sealed off by the Bassidj,
the famous militiamen of the revolution. Yet it's just the big prayer
on Friday which is about to begin. As soon as we start filming,
the militiamen arrest me. No, no, not here.
It's forbidden. You can't film
in this area. We are led
at the security office. I am asked to delete
what I just filmed. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] Delete that! That's what I do.
I press "Delete". The great mosque
from the Central University of Tehran. For 27 years, it is here that the
Ayatollahs determine the future of Iran. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] Everyone is waiting for the speech of the
spokesperson for the guide of the revolution, especially after the statements
by Jacques Chirac against Iran's nuclear ambitions. When the room is well heated, Mohamed Kashani,
one of the tough guys in the regime, immediately attacks France. You, the stupid French,
and you, Chirac, who takes you for the President
of a democratic country, Are you calling us terrorists? You believe that we live
in a stifling country? But as always,
you misinterpret things, because it's you, it's you,
who live in selfishness and despotism. And your evenings of debauchery
made you lose your mind. With Saddam Hussein,
the old enemy in prison and America engulfed in Iraq,
Iran has never felt so strong. The Islamic Republic
awakened his old demons. [Arabic spoken language] After the speeches,
the symbols are a prayer who calls for a demonstration
against the French embassy. Three days ago the building was
the Molotov cocktail target. This time, the forces
of Iranian intervention are there. A hundred militiamen
arranged to meet to protest
against the position of France, who fears that Iran
does not acquire atomic weapons. Here again, the demonstrators
seem manipulated. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] The tricolor flag is
torn and then trampled. In the crowd,
I spot a man in a white turban, the only religious person in the event. He is withdrawn, but it is he
who seems to be calling the shots. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] This religious is of all
anti-Western demonstrations. Few days ago,
he was in front of the Austrian embassy when the European flags
were trampled and the French colors set on fire. This Mullah is called Said Naini. He spends his life
to shout his hatred of the West, but he is not shy. The next day, he agrees to meet me
at the exit of the Mosque. Mullah Naini is not only
a religious person, he is also an agitator
and a political commissioner. In the car, the Mullah does not appreciate
that I film it constantly. You don't have anything else
to register? There is nothing interesting to film here
and then it draws attention to me. What do you do in life ? Me, nothing, I don't work
strictly speaking. I do religious propaganda. I'm just doing my Islamic duty
for the good of the people. I don't depend on any organization. For someone who doesn't work,
Mullah Naini is doing well. Comfortable house in Tehran
in a bourgeois neighborhood, American-style kitchen. That day his wife
and his daughters are not there, but the welcome is cordial,
almost warm. This way, sir, please. [Arabic spoken language] For the interview we settle down
Iranian style, sitting on the carpets. How did you become religious? I became an imam out of love
and taste for religion. By getting closer to religion,
I think believers have a better life
and moreover even after death, It's much better for them. Did the Islamic revolution
influenced your choice? Yes, without the Islamic revolution,
I might never have knew religion,
like many others. I like to spread the word of Islam. Suddenly, the Mullah takes out his watch. It's prayer time. Then he resumes. In Islam, it's simple,
there is politics on one side and on the other what governs
people's daily lives. If we separate Islam from the government,
religion cannot be complete. Religion also occupies a lot
Iranian newspapers. Hamshahri, the biggest draw in Iran. This newspaper was particularly shocked
by caricatures of the prophet Mohammed published in the Danish press. The daily Hamshahri,
pro-government, decided to fight back
by launching a drawing competition on the Holocaust. I'm going to film this diary the day he organizes
a press conference for the official start
of this provocative competition. The press conference is lively
by the editor-in-chief. It's this man in the white turban.
Once again, he is a Mullah. did the Holocaust really exist? And if he didn't exist,
Let them admit it to us, it was a lie. The next day, the artistic director
from Hamshahri newspaper agrees to receive me at his home. It's courageous ! Davoud Kasémi lives the European way
in a comfortable apartment, with his son and his wife,
who does not wear the veil at home. To find out, he looks
European satellite channels. But like many Iranians,
he is a man with a split personality. He may not approve of the regime, but he repeats the official speech
anti-Semitic and Holocaust denier. Recently I heard
that this figure of six million Jews died during the war,
was not accurate. It is also said that these people
were not burned alive. That they were affected
contagious diseases such as typhus, and they died. So not to contaminate others with typhus or even other diseases,
their corpses were burned. It was a protective measure,
somehow. But me, you know, I can't judge too much,
That's just what I heard. In Iran, caricatures like slogans
repeat the official propaganda with this concern to never exceed
the red line set by the religious: Never criticism of religion
and against the regime. In the last news,
Hamshahri newspaper canceled the Holocaust competition. No one had sent the drawing. How can you be Jewish
and live in a country who calls for the destruction of Israel. On the eve of Shabbat, I decide to surrender
at the synagogue in Tehran. Not many people, young people,
old people and a few women. [Hebrew spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] There are still 25,000 Jews
who live in Iran. There were more than 100,000
before the Islamic revolution, from the time of the Shah. Since then, the community
lives withdrawn into itself and avoid confrontation
with the authorities. At the exit, everyone
disperses quickly. The fear is palpable. Iranian Jews
do not want to express themselves on Holocaust denial. We are Jews and we do not believe
to whatever people might say. But he said
that the Holocaust did not exist. Yes, these are his ideas. Don't talk to anyone here. I can talk to whoever I want. This young man is not doing anything illegal,
he just wants our opinion. Why don't you want an interview? Listen ma'am, don't get involved,
go home. Faced with their embarrassment,
I don't insist any more. You have to go to the representative
of the Jewish community for more information. Maurice Motarmed
is an engineer and architect. He is also the only Jewish MP
in the Iranian parliament, but he is also very careful. No, we never
been indifferent to this question. After Mr. Ahmadinejad's speech,
on the Holocaust, I gave an interview
to the Iranian press. I provided the historical evidence
of the Holocaust, that of the Nuremberg trials,
For example. These are things
which cannot be easily denied. His Muslim associate
shares his point of view. Yes, I was shocked
because the President of our country trained as a civil engineer. He shouldn't have addressed
historical subjects like this. Iran, 70 million inhabitants
half of whom are under 18 years old. The economy is sick,
the enlisted society, closely monitored,
in any case in the street. In front of the bazaar,
I barely took out my camera that a simple passerby calls out to me
and warns the police to verify my intentions. I am an Iranian,
I am an Iranian. Do you know that I love my country? Were you the one who called the police?
- Yes. Why the police?
- I just told you. It's responsible, an Iranian
and all Iranians. I asked the lady,
she said you are French. That's why there isn't a problem.
I wanted to make sure everything was okay. It's good. All 60 million Iranians,
are the same. 60 million Iranians,
they are all the same, they are responsible for their country,
they all love Iran. Like the day before yesterday with the
demonstrations millions of Iranians came for Iran. In the bazaar, we have an appointment
with a young couple who runs a scarf shop. A good business in this country
where wearing a veil is obligatory. But once again,
a guard prevents us from filming. But they want
just do an interview. You do not have
the right to film women. But we have permission. Come show it to the police station
for him to confirm it. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] Ne vous inquiétez pas.
Don't worry. Why can't we
film the women here? don't know.
This is the Islamic Republic of Iran. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] It was first of all the poor who carried
the new President comes to power. Nearly 30 million Iranians
live in poverty. To be elected, Ahmadinejad was able to convince
and mobilize those who had been forgotten by his predecessors. In the absence of work, he provided
them with watchwords and slogans. Not a week passes
without the regime organizing a big demonstration. First against the caricatures of Mohammed,
then against Israel and America. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] The prophet Muhammad is great. The English people are bad. America is bad too, Israel is very bad and France,
nothing is good about you. God is great ! You are liars! What you show in your films
is a lie! You are all liars! Here people are not
what you believe! And she gives a thumbs up.
It's an insult in Iran. [Arabic spoken language] In the slogans, the president
is already revered as a saint in Islam. [Arabic spoken language] The event is remote-controlled by the government
and will be widely distributed by the national press. In this strategy,
all people must participate and children are also put forward. [Arabic spoken language] And the new slogan
for several months, it has been nuclear. She has a message for you. Nuclear energy,
it is our absolute right and America can't do anything about it. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] Since President Ahmadinejad
was elected, mysticism is back
as in the time of Ayatollah Khomeini. That's why I'm going to Jamkaran,
30 kilometers south of Tehran. amkaran is a sacred place. According to Shiite tradition,
that's where it disappeared one of the great Imams,
and that's where he should come back in the form of the savior Messiah,
after the apocalypse. In Jamkaran,
there would have already been miracles. Iranians believe in it
and many come in the evening, as a couple or family, impatiently
waiting for the end of the world, since it announces the return of Mehdi. Good evening. Why do you come here? This is a love affair. This is the place of the apocalypse,
the place of the end of the world. We made the vow
to come every evening for 40 weeks this year. Do you like President Ahmadinejad? Ahmadinejad is one of us. It comes from the people,
he cares about our problems. I have a date
with the director of the Mosque, once again,
escorted by militiamen. It is forbidden to film the prayer,
but I see that the trade in pious images
and religious songs works well. The Mullahs too
are businessmen. Imam Hamadi
is director of the Mosque. He is at the head
of a truly modern company. He is used to foreign media and his speech
on the perversion of the West and the return of Mehdi,
is perfectly established. We are
waiting for Mehdi, the Messiah. We believe that the world
resembles this desert today. And when the Mehdi,
accompanied by Christ will appear, then it will be
like a storm over the desert. At that moment the world will change
and will turn into paradise, as you see here. But there is an obstacle,
the White House, which represents the Axis of Evil
and oppression in the world. The director also supports
President Ahmadinejad. It is not a coincidence. Beliefs surrounding Jamkaran serve to make people forget
economic crisis. Besides, the first gesture
of President Ahmadinejad was to offer 15 million euros
at the Sacred Mosque. The next morning,
I am invited to the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini,
a holy place in Iran. 17 years after the death of the Grand Ayatollah,
we come from all over the country to worship him with devotion
and even idolatry. All year round tens of thousands
of Iranian Pilgrims crowd around his tomb. For them, it is the sign
that the memory of Ayatollah Khomeini is always present,
that the Islamic Revolution is still alive. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] In this daily parade,
men and women are separated. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] But the big moment,
it's every first of February, birthday
of Khomeini's return to Iran. For the occasion
army regiments were invited, but also the Bassidj. This is the other pillar
of the Ahmadinejad regime. Bassidj means volunteers,
perfect models of the good Iranian Muslim. It starts very early, from five years old. The Bassidj are today
the eyes and ears of government. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] In the eyes of the regime, all of Iranian society
should be Bassidj. Being Bassidj means
belong to the people, work for the people. I want to serve the people. Ahmadinejad, is he a good president? Yes yes. Ahmadinejad is the perfect Bassij. He loves the Bassidj. We are proud of him
because he opposed America and to Israel. He's a real Bassij. The ceremony will last all day. That day, all the Iranian
clergy are present. All the Imams who built the
Islamic Republic from the beginning. Role models for young Bassidj. These are precisely the Bassidj
which allowed the election of Ahmadinejad. The opposition accuses them
for buying votes. In any case, this is Dr Yazdi's thesis,
leader of the legal opposition. Last year, the government diverted
300 million dollars oil revenues
to give them to the Bassij. It was first used to recruit
and enlist more young Bassij in classes
the poorest in society. And like that,
they easily manipulated these people telling them:
It's your religious duty, hat of your mother, your father,
of your brother, to vote for so-and-so, so and so. And that's how they influenced
the result of the election. President Ahmadinejad is the man
the most secret of Tehran. Since his election,
dozens of foreign journalists asked the interviewer, without success. That day, I tried to approach him
during a literary awards ceremony. After a first check,
journalists are led on an official bus
to go to the Tehran Opera. Inside,
handpicked reporters, all accredited by the presidency. Delphine Minoui is
a French-Iranian journalist. She collaborates with several French media and works in Tehran
for several years. We have to follow the programs, but the foreign press does not have access
at the President's press conferences. It is often limited to internal journalists.
But are we going to be able to ask him questions? When you are given a press card,
how long is it for? Can't you talk about it?
It is complicated ? It's difficult to renew
his press card? This is not obvious. It's not easy being a journalist in Tehran. The press card
must be renewed every month. At the finish it's the race
to the one who is best placed to film the one everyone is waiting for. Step by step,
the theater fills with students. In the first row,
some Western diplomats and university professors. It's the waiting. And suddenly, he is there! The man who makes the West tremble,
the Apparatchik of Islam, became President. As always, the ceremony begins
by the national anthem, followed by the call to prayer. [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] [Arabic spoken language] Former Revolutionary Guard,
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was until last June
mayor of Tehran. It is at this post that he
conquered the hearts of the poorest. Engineer, doctor in civil engineering,
49 years old, 1.52 m, it stands out for its simplicity,
his populism He promised every family
to become a shareholder of the oil industry,
a promise so far unkept. In his speeches,
he repeats what Khomeini already said, 27 years ago: the West is evil,
Islam is good. I would like to say it, the secret of survival for our people,
it's not the production of weapons or wealth. The secret to survival is culture. The West only brought war, poverty and corruption
for Humanity. Since Westerners
dominate the world, humanity thirsts for peace. Fortunately, we see that people
join the voice of the Prophet and we think
that it is a very good path. o the output,
Dr. Ahmadinejad is not hanging around. He promised to help the poor. He is bombarded with questions,
of complaints and even declarations of love. Mr President, answer me,
just a sentence, an autograph. I want to see the President. A little word, I love you
Mr. Ahmadinejad. We'll take care of it,
we're going to do what we need to do. Despite the bodyguards
and the crowd around him, I managed to ask him a question. Doctor! Doctor! A question
for French television. Doctor! Doctor! A message for France?
What is your message for France Many things. Yes, I received it, I got it. Good luck ! The peoples
always achieve victory. Victory is always
on the side of the people. [Arabic spoken language] Couldn't get more. To date, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
still doesn't have interview given
to the international press. Where does this man come from who arouses
so much fervor in his country and so many worries abroad? I decide to surrender
in the president's native village, 60 kilometers north of Tehran. Aradan, a small town of 7000 inhabitants a poor region that survives thanks
to breeding and a little agriculture. Everyone here voted for him. I have a meeting with his cousins,
small traders who remained in the village. Yes my wife
is Ahmadinejad's cousin. He left for Tehran
when he was seven years old. When he was young,
he was very intelligent and smart. We family,
we thought he would be third or fourth in the election
but not president. If they elected him, it is perhaps because
that he worked well as governor. Ahmadinejad is a good guy. In the early years of the revolution,
he came from Tehran to teach the Quran. He advocated the example of the Bassidj,
he was very active. The welcome is warm. They are proud of the country's child
became President. We're going to visit
the house where he was born. Along the way, the family circle
it's expanded. The house is at the end of this street and she is abandoned
for a long time. There it is, it's here. It's here. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
lived on this farm with his six brothers and sisters. Today, only ruins remain. His parents went
settle in Tehran when he was seven years old. 50 years ! It was 50 years ago. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's father is very pious and leads a simple life, but all his children
will go to university. Is that where he lived? Yes yes. In 50 years, Ahmadinejad
moved from this modest house to the presidency,
a miracle for his family. For us, this story,
This is unheard of. In general, to become president,
it takes a fortune, networks or a particular power. He got there with nothing. It's all thanks to God. Just with perseverance. Qom, the holy city,
almost three weeks of reporting. I am always accompanied by
same driver, intelligence agent. Despite his smiles my interpreter
always reports at the slightest of my movements. In this ultra-conservative city,
Ahmadinejad won more than 80% of the votes. However, it is in Qom that I have an appointment
with the biggest political dissident, Ayatollah Montazeri,
number two of the diet in the early years
of the revolution. Today, Imam
is constantly monitored by around thirty Bassidj. As soon as I arrive, they snatch my camera
without realizing which she continues to record. Half an hour later,
the Bassij give me back my camera. Why did the Bassij take my camera? Because here it is considered
like a military zone. In the waiting room,
Iranians of all conditions. They come to consult
Ayatollah Montazeri on religious issues
and also about their personal problems. Here again, men
are separated from women. Ali Montazeri is him,
this little 82 year old man in hat and slipper. He, who was the dolphin
of Ayatollah Khomeini, the intellectual of the revolution. Ayatollah Montazeri,
envoy of Iranian Shiite clergy near Ayatollah Khomeini... For the interview,
Ali Montazeri wants to change as in the time of his power. The Grand Ayatollah
has lost none of its verve. He was the one who wrote the constitution
of the Islamic Republic. Today he is the only one who can
criticize what she has become. I was one of the founders
of the Islamic Republic. I wanted an Islamic Republic,
but not like that, not with oppression or the baton. For me, the Republic,
it meant government of the people, and Islamic, that meant
live according to the principles of Islam. But they added a word,
the word "absolute" and they transformed
the republic in despotism. For him, the biggest scandal, it's just oil money
did not benefit the Iranians. They had everything going for them,
especially oil. At the time a barrel was two dollars. Today it is $68. But they made promises
without holding them. And as they acted in the name of Islam, they gave
a bad image of Islam Now young people don't care
more to religion and they are unhappy. Return to Tehran,
head to parliament. I'm looking to meet the opposition
to Ahmadinejad's government. It's a very small opposition, less than 10%
of seats, impossible to spot in the hemicycle since the deputies are seated
in alphabetical order. The battle against the American Satan
is on the agenda. MEPs discuss measures
to take to limit imports of Coca-Cola. An opposition, debates
and in the stands, journalists, the Iranian parliament
has all the appearances of democracy. It was a shock for you,
the election of Ahmadinejad? I think it was a shock for everyone, both in Iran and abroad,
including me. For what ? He had no chance of success. Nobody thought
that he would have so many votes and that he would make
it to the second round. In France, you had this shock when
of the last presidential election, and Le Pen made it to the second round. But the French knew how to mobilize
to prevent it to reach the presidency. In Iran there was the same problem, but the Iranians voted
all the same for Ahmadinejad. [Arabic spoken language] In the room of lost steps, questions for MPs
are reserved for Iranian journalists, not to strangers. However, I try
to speak to the MP from Tabriz, an ultra conservative. Ahmadinejad came to power
with the vote of the people. Me, what I like,
that's what he says frankly what he has to say. He said out loud
what the country thinks quietly. In addition, it resists
to Western governments, and that scares their leaders. Yes, I think Israel
must be removed from the map. You have the authorization letter
of the Ministry of Guidance? Guidance authorizes you
to film the session, but not to pose
questions to MPs. Opposition or not, all MPs agree on one
point: Iran has the right to nuclear energy. Hello, how are you ?
- Thank you very much. We signed
the non-proliferation treaty. Why should we not have the right
nuclear? This time we are really
expelled from parliament. On the phone, my interpreter
report immediately the incident to his superior. We had problems in parliament. For them we were not allowed
to do interviews, just film the session. But he filmed anyway. The nuclear battle becomes the point
rallying point of Iranian society. In the streets, in the mosques
or squares of the revolution, all Iranians are demanding the
right to nuclear power for their country, Of the president, to the taxi driver. We wonder why they would
have the right to nuclear power and not us. During the time of the Shah, Iran was known
and respected all over the world. We too would like to be able to
benefit from nuclear energy. If nuclear power is so bad,
why he has it and prevent us from having it. What raised concerns
In Occident, it's this nuclear power plant
in construction, in Bushehr, in the south of the country. UN inspectors discovered that the Mullah government
took advantage of it to enrich uranium, officially to produce
electricity, but undoubtedly also
to make an atomic bomb as the United States fears
and Europe. In this standoff between Tehran
and the West, the key man, is him, Ali Larijani, chief negotiator
of the nuclear file. At the moment when I am in Tehran,
he organizes a press conference. Hard to imagine that this man
with his cordial appearance, is a fundamentalist Muslim, one of the advisors
the most listened to by the supreme guide, and he created a channel
Islamist and anti-Semitic television To intervene, you have to negotiate
and register well in advance. I finally get 30 seconds
to ask a question, just one question. Why is the West so afraid
of the Iranian nuclear program? When certain heads of state
like the American president talk about Iran, they always mention
atomic bomb. While we do not lead
as civil nuclear research. As usual, Ali Larijani
seeks to reassure, but that is not enough. The UN gave Iran 30 days
to interrupt its nuclear program. In this nuclear bargain,
Iran has a well-equipped army. Long-range missiles,
able to reach Israel, young and well-trained troops, officially,
500,000 men and women, not counting the guards
of the revolution and the Bassij. And in the parades,
the regime does not deprive itself to show off his kamikaze commandos. A provocation which accredits the
American accusation of a terrorist state. As a final threat,
the Islamic Republic exalts the sense of sacrifice of Iranians. They proved it 15 years ago
in the war against Iraq. A butcher's shop that made
nearly a million Iranian deaths. Almost all families
have lost a father, son or uncle. Friday, day of prayer,
Tehran Martyrs' Cemetery never empty. He was my cousin.
He was barely 18 years old. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
was elected for four years. Behind the propaganda
and theatrical events, what are really the intentions
of the Iranian President How far will he go and above all,
how far the Iranian people will he support his President?
