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Speaking of Iran

The Iran Nuclear Agreement: You Can't Expect People to Walk on Water

April 15, 2015
Speaking of Iran
The Iran Nuclear Agreement: You Can't Expect People to Walk on Water
The Iran Nuclear Agreement: You Can't Expect People to Walk on Water

MIDDLE EAST EYE

BY AKBAR GANJI

The vast majority of the Iranian people aspire to have democracy and, thus, want to make a peaceful transition from an Islamic theocracy to a democratic state. They deserve to have democracy and no one should put obstacles in their way. The Iranians know that they must build democracy in Iran. They also know that they cannot walk on water, or create a peaceful democracy in the shadow and threat of war.

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