Dr. Esfandiari, in the context of the ongoing US Zionist aggression against Iran, why has the Islamic Republic's model of sovereignty and popular mobilization proven resilient against attempts at regime change, unlike other targets in the region?

Well, I think basically it's because Iran's revolution in 1979 was a popular revolution.

It was supported by masses of people.

Millions of people took part in demonstrations against the Shah regime.

There wasn't an army, there wasn't a coup d'etat, there wasn't an armed resistance supporting Ayatollah Khomeini.

It was just the people.

So this is a government built by the people.

Why have other, let's say, more sophisticated forms of propaganda, of teaching as well, failed to make more of an impact in the West?