Iran, 1997-2022: Reform, Reaction, and Crisis
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The History of the Reform Movement in the 1980s
Many of those who went on to become reformists did actually play some quite, did have a rather, how can I say, dubious history within the system in the 1980s. But at the same time, they had dramatically changed. They felt that they had a claim. It was very much sort of reasserting what they thought was their kind of entitlement, really, to sort of have a hand in the state. And by his nature and temperament, he's very, very conciliatory in trying to reach out to all sectors of society as well as the political class.
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