Originally Posted By: Salmo g.

True. Until the 1979 Islamic revolution Iran was a progressive, even "Western" country. Well educated and pretty advanced according to an old friend who had been stationed there when he worked for the State Department.

The leadership was still broken with the Shah and his cronies.

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But by now a whole generation has grown up under Islamic stone age mentality and leadership. Are there enough moderate Iranians left to actually influence the country?

You have to hope so.
I would think that the Arab Spring was noticed by many of them.
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