The authorities heavily suppressed the rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly. Ethnican religious minorities faced in trench discrimination, torture and other ill treatment. The iranian revolution was primarily a revolution, rather than an islamic event. They are not in a state of self declared enmity with us. Don't take my word for it. Listen to the guyse actually in charge in tehran.
In this debate from the Intelligence Squared archive, we head back to 2020, when we invited journalist and broadcaster Mehdi Hasan, academic and writer Azadeh Moaveni, the Saudi political analyst Salman al-Ansari and former Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan to debate the motion: Iran is Not Our Enemy. The discussion touches on many issues that hold relevance in the current moment, ranging from the effectiveness of sanctions to the capabilities of nuclear-armed nations. The debate was chaired by the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet.
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