Like all revolution, its thought to spill out from behind its borders and to replicate itself around the world. What was the signature act of the revolutionaris in 19 79, it was the siege of the us Embassy. And if the united states were to go to war with cuba, we would reasonably expect that mats would be peacefully evacuated through neutral countries. But by deliberately violating the concept of the sanctity of a legation, territorial jurisdiction,. The iatoles were saying, we do not recognize the law of nations. We do not answer to the same rules as the rest.
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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