The following is a conversation with Abbas Aminat, a historian at Yale University specializing

in the modern history of Iran.

My love and my heart goes out to the Iranian people in their current struggle for freedom.

I hope that this conversation helps folks who listen, understand the nature and the importance

of this struggle.

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