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The Dig: Iran, 1953-1979. From the Shah to Islamic Revolution

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I Think It's Very Much in the Mold of the Soviets and the Marxists

There's lots of different just yeah hues of religious forces is some islamist some i would say not necessarily islamists and then marxist of all descriptions. They're very aware that actually organizing in factories connecting with workers are have been absolutely especially prohibited by the shah's regime. The arms struggle as a form of kind of revolutionary praxis is the only way forward, says Ali Akbar Safo.

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