host: in a speech made yesterday, he talk abouts brittain. since the revolution, it might be the source for the leader when the government faces its greatest crisis in 30 years. why don't we hear more about this relationship between iran and great britain? guest: i'm going to say for those listening that were born in that culture. there has been a historic animosity between the clerics -- this goes back a century or so and the british. we're talking about the british empire and afghanistan and so on and so forth. there is a famous saying, a famous book that was a slogan that said that everything that happens in iran is work of the british. it is a well-known thing. that goes back to the interest of the british have had in that region, particularly in iran. that is one aspect of it. the other is actually as i monitor the awnian media from state with the opposition newspapers and such. i think the fact that mr. obama has basically not gone out in support of the protestors, he voiced concern, but hoe hasn't condemned the regime has also led into