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PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: I do not believe in something called "Iranian-ness"6 October 2026I believe in things like the political, social, intellectual, and cultural forces that shape society.

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: Basically, our view of the past is that we must put people on trial; we say people are either servants or traitors!6 October 2026We pass judgment so easily; this has become our humanities!

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: On the one hand, you are faced with a government that says, “Woman, Life, Freedom is a foreign theory”; and on the other hand, you are dealing with a student who says "this time, it’s really over"6 October 2026Conspiracy theory has eaten away at Iranian society like a canker!

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: One of the factors behind the underdevelopment of the humanities is the prevalence of conspiracy theories6 October 2026In 1401, students would tell me, “Professor, don’t be afraid, come out into the streets with us”; this was sa…

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: If you get accepted to study social sciences at the University of Tehran, what do you want to do? Later, perhaps if you are a member of a martyr’s family or among the self-sacrificers, you might finally become a teacher!6 October 2026Studying and reading are no longer worthwhile now.

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: The first step is to acknowledge our backwardness in the humanities.6 October 2026Blaming sanctions and inflation and so on is more of an excuse; we should first ask ourselves whether we acce…

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: We weren't even capable of studying the phenomena and developments in our own country!6 October 2026Can't you find an Iranian researcher who has worked on America, Japan, and World War II

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: You cannot imagine how far behind the Americans, the French, and... we are in the humanities!6 October 2026In the humanities, one cannot see difference with the naked eye.

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: The reality is that we are terribly backward in the humanities.6 October 2026Technology can be imported; but you cannot do this with history, sociology, and psychology.

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: In the early years of the Revolution, the movement that led to the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty was known as a nonviolent movement2 October 2026I told the Ministry of Science that I didn’t want to study chemical engineering; the only person who supporte…

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: After the revolution, I could not understand why Mohammad Reza Shah's government fell2 October 2026I presented a project in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in which I interview…

PoliticsConversationSadegh Zibakalam: As someone who was a political activist, the fall of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi’s regime was beyond my imagination.2 October 2026The reality is that we are terribly backward in the humanities.

PoliticsConversationHamidreza Taraghi: Increasing people's satisfaction will be the most important priority of the Islamic Republic system.1 October 2026We must bring our economy to the number one economy in the region.

PoliticsConversationHamidreza Taraghi: Those who chanted such slogans (Long live the Shah) are not at all comparable to the population of the country.1 October 2026We must accept our shortcomings and take the enemy's plan to overthrow the regime into consideration.

PoliticsConversationHamidreza Taraghi: We mainly had infiltration within Mr. Rouhani’s negotiating team, who were arrested1 October 2026What we witnessed in this war, apart from the domestic traitors, cannot be attributed to infiltration in any…

PoliticsConversationHamidreza Taraghi: Mr. Rouhani’s concern is that the country’s atmosphere is moving in a direction where his performance is being called into question; out of fear that this process will move toward a trial, he is making these remarks.30 September 2026Mr. Rouhani's mistake is that he does not understand the difference between defense and war!

PoliticsConversationHamidreza Taraghi: The concept of the new headquarters does not mean that the work will fall into the hands of the military; rather, it means that the work will proceed in coordination with the military forces.30 September 2026The economy has fallen into the hands of those who are centers of power.

PoliticsConversationHamidreza Taraghi: If our agreement with Oman is finalized, except for hostile countries, travel for the rest of the countries will resume.29 September 2026The bulk of our trade exchanges are conducted by land, rail, and the Caspian Sea; we have reduced our relianc…