When I talk about secularism, I'm talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.

We have two kinds of oppression. Oppression that is universal - everyone in Iran is subject to it. But everyone has also their own, unique way of experiencing this oppression.

We can certainly be on the same side and the same front with the workers and with the oppressed people of Iran. We can certainly be on the same front with them.

When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.

We've had 60 years of intellectual development in Iran. How can we have the same system? Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.

There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.

The Revolutionary Guard was created to help defend the revolution, but it soon was diverted from its initial path.