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We begin tonight’s edition of A Window to the Fatherland with Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh reading one of his poems from the book of his collected works.
Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh:
We continue the program with looking at the news of Nikki Haley’s surprise resignation as the US ambassador to the UN, followed by a discussion with our guest Mr. Mohammad Reza Shaheed about the latest news of Iran and France.
It appears that Adil Abdul-Mahdi who is the prime minister designate of Iraq wants to usher in some reform in the country under the new president Barham Saleh.
The Iraqis now invite the best Arab female singers to perform in their country while in Iran Khamenei and his stooges have banned concerts in religious cities.
He has studied in France and used to be a Marxist activist but after travelling to China he became a follower of the religious leader Mr Hakim.
Muqtada Al Sadr has told Abdul-Mahdi that they have voted for him to make sure that he will not follow the Iran regime’s orders and its Iraqi puppets the likes of Nouri Al Maleki.
Mohammad Reza Shaheed:
In France President Macron intends to follow a new policy of attracting the younger generation into the country’s politics, which has long been dominated by rival politicians.
Dr. Alireza Nourizadeh:
I always liked President Chirac. He had a very special character. Now I hear Macron and Mogherini together with Angela Merkel of Germany are trying to set up a new and different SWIFT channel to deal with Iran and other countries that the US has got them under its sanctions.
Mohammad Reza Shaheed:
Mogherini does not have any political power and is only the spokesperson for the EU’s Foreign Policy. Merkel also cannot act radically on the issue as she may be sidelined and forced to resign.
The only person who has a freer hand here is Macron who is facing a cabinet reshuffle crisis at home.
The oil and gas sanctions that start on November 4 will be a heavy blow to Iran’s economy and there is already talk of the US dollar being exchanged then at 30,000 tomans to one dollar.
Mr. Khamenei can go to the Azadi stadium and yell at the US as much as he wants to but the realities of Iran’s socio-economic life is completely different from his version.
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