Behind the Headlines/August 29

Jamshid Chalangi:

In tonight’s program of Behind the Headlines:

What did Hassan Rouhani tell the MPs when he appeared at the Majles?

Could this regime that is the cause of the problems for Iran and the Iranians ever find a solution to them?

Do Iranian people trust Rouhani at all?

What is going on in the Hague court?

We discuss these topics with our guest, Mr. Reza Taghizadeh and a special contributor from Tehran who would reveal the role of Zahra Rahnavard in the demolition of the house around the Al Zahra University campus.

Reza Taghizadeh:

The regime has sustained its 40 years long rule over our country through lies, deception and empty promises, while at the same time pillaging our country’s natural and human resources and stealing the wealth of the nation to spend it on its destructive foreign adventures.

Today Iran has been left with no reliable understructure and the true face of a corrupt and despotic regime has shown itself through the many layers of hypocrisy and deception.

Rouhani’s speech at the Majles reminded me of a young mullah who in his sermons wouldtell any lies that he liked because he knew that no one would believe what he says any way.

Rouhani had initially refused to appear at the Majles but later he had said that when he does come he would reveal a lot of untold issues to the public. But he has revealed nothing about the fact that the regime is in deep crisis and it isincapable of ever solving the problems that the country and people face.

All Rouhani is interested in at this moment is to maintain his position within the establishment and make it survive, so that when Khamenei dies he could replace him as the supreme leader.

One of the most corrupt people in his government is his own brother who has nowdisappeared from all public events. Another corrupt individual is Shariatmadri, his Minister of Industries and Mines who has been involved in the import ofgoods through illegal ports run by the Revolutionary Guards.

At the end of the day the question for the Iranian people is that could in this day and age people who have been running mosques for centuries ever run a country the size and importance of Iran? The answer is a definite NO, as the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Naturally the regime will do its best to remain in power through repression at home and setting up bogus opposition forces abroad, made up of puppet journalists and activists.

However, the one factor that the regime never takes into account is the element of surprise. One day, this will happen and the regime will fall apart from a situation that it had never predicted