ayatollah khomeini understood this like no other.the rest of the world. (erdbrink spking): d (erdbrink n speaking local language) ♪ (erdbrink and man speaking): >> erdbrink: this man took care of ayatollah khomeini's finaial affairs for nine years. according to him, the leader of the revoluti was a modest man. he lived in this tiny room on at budg of less than $200 a month. (ebrim speaking): >> erdbrink: (crowd chanting) (ebrahim speaking): ♪ ♪ nv erdbrink: it is a reoccurring topic in many coersations: the long war between iran and iraq. in saddam hussein, khomeini found an enemy who unid the country. the iranians rallied around their leader, standing shoulder to shoulder. men of all ages rushed to the front line hundreds of thousands died in the desert. br (erdk speaking): ♪ >> erdbrink: the word "martyr" became an honorary title. familyembers of those who died were given a special status. and evenoday, life-size portraits of the martyrs adorn the city walls. ♪ here at behesht-e zahra cemetery in the south of tehran, the rtyrs are

president trump's offer of a meeting to improve biological touch in a bluntly worded tweet ayatollah khomeini railed at u.s. officials comments about iran and for mentioning talk of war to which the ayatollah stated there will never be war nor negotiations there have been months of increasing strain after the us reimpose saying sions against them now those had been suspended as a part of the two thousand and fifteen nuclear deal which the us withdrew from last may now under the new u.s. sanctions iran's barred from buying american dollars and also from trading metals including precious ones the size that it limits the overall flow of iranian currency and targets the country's auto industry ahead of very imposing sanctions on iran mr trump threatened dire consequences only to backtrack days later offering an olive branch. to iranian president rouhani never ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death be cautious so

following president trump's offer of a meeting to improve bilateral ties and a bluntly worded tweet ayatollah khomeini wrote real u.s. officials comments about iran and for mentioning the talk of war to which the ayatollah stated there will never be war nor negotiations there have been months of increasing strains after the u.s. reimpose sanctions suspended as part of the twenty fifteen nuclear deal. well there have been several fiery exchanges between washington and tehran ahead of re imposing sanctions on iran mr trump threatened dire consequences only to backtrack days after that to offering an olive branch to iranian president rouhani never ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death be cautious so i believe in meeting i would certainly meet with a round if they wanted to meet i don't know that they're ready yet no preconditions no they want to meet only anytime they want well as well as around there's similar anger f

president trump's offer of a meeting to improve bilateral ties and they bluntly worded tweet ayatollah khomeini railed at u.s. officials comments about iran and for mentioning talk of war to which the ayatollah stated there will be neither war nor negotiations relations have been increasingly strain for months since the us re imposed sanctions against the country now those had been suspended. as a part of the two thousand and fifteen nuclear deal which the u.s. withdrew from in may now under the new u.s. sanctions iran's barred from buying american dollars and also from trading in metals including silver and gold besides that it limits the overall flow of iranian currency and targets the country's auto industry had every imposing sanctions on iran trump threatened dire consequences only to backtrack days later offering an olive branch to iranian president rouhani never ever threaten the united states again or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death be

peter we have to look at things historically it's it's like what happened in iran with the ayatollah khomeini and we were so upset about that as americans well why did that happen who did we support we support of the shah of iran what republicans used to complain so much vociferous lee when when fidel castro took power but we had multinational corporations in cuba paying workers two cents a day there some of course there was a revolution so i we have to look at what leads up to things and things donald trump didn't just pop out of nowhere and invent himself and just get elected by magic there were things that upset infuriated people and he had a you know voters that came in and elected him and so we have to look at the why instead of again complaining about donald trump oh he's this he's that he's terrible he's a jerk. and tom landry had a great sign when he was coach of the dallas cowboys that said what if there is no what if. so let's let's deal with reality and what's happening right now and again i'm going back to policy policy policy you know ron we had a supreme court justice kennedy an

superior to that of the president of the republic who was elected by the people since the death of ayatollah khomeini in one thousand nine hundred nine for supremely has been ayatollah ali how monday it was he who initiated the negotiations even before the election of president rouhani. the. the supreme leader had realized that the situation trini no clear deal was not sustainable economically iran was not in a sustainable situation inflation was about forty percent on appointments was at a really high rates of around twenty five forty percent for you. and the economy was shrinking at a rate of minus seven percent. and this was an arts as they both situation for a succession. their leader after new it's time to move iran agreed to take part in these negotiations in order to emerge from isolation. and to reestablish links with the outside world. and better shit in economic sanctions notably those of the united nations and the embargo were factors that brought us to the negotiating table. saying sions notably those of the united nations and the embargo were factors that brought us to the negotiating ta

peter we have to look at things historically it's it's like what happened in iran with the ayatollah khomeini and we were so upset about that as americans well why did that happen who did we support we support of the shah of iran what republicans used to complain so much vociferous lee when when from el castro took power but we had multinational corporations in cuba paying workers two cents a day there some course there was a revolution so i we have to look at what leads up to things and things donald trump didn't just pop out of nowhere and invent himself and just get elected by magic there were things that upset infuriated people and he had a you know voters that came in and elected him and so we have to look at the why instead of again complaining about donald trump oh he's this he's that he's terrible he's a jerk. and tom landry had a great sign when he was coach of the dallas cowboys that said what if there is no what if. so let's let's deal with reality and what's happening right now and again i'm going back to policy policy policy you know ron we had a supreme court justice kennedy ann

peter we have to look at things historically it's it's like what happened in iran with the ayatollah khomeini and we were so upset about that as americans well why did that happen who did we support we support of the shah of iran what republicans used to complain so much vociferous only when when from el castro took power but we had multinational corporations in cuba paying workers two cents a day there sort of course there was a revolution so i we have to look at what leads up to things and things donald trump didn't just pop out of nowhere and invent himself and just get elected by magic there were things that upset infuriated people and he had a you know voters that came in and elected him and so we have to look at the why instead of again complaining about donald trump oh he's this he's that he's terrible he's a jerk. and tom landry had a great sign when he was coach of the dallas cowboys that said what if there is no what if. so let's let's deal with reality and what's happening right now and again i'm going back to policy policy policy you know ron we had a supreme court justice kennedy

the ayatollah khomeini. and islamic cleric who even after being kicked out of the country have video recorded sermons by revolutionaries of the bridging. he had been brought back into the country in 1979 and this simulates this revolution to take place. in october 1979, carter allows the shawl to enter to receive medical treatment for cancer pick many of his advisers understood that allowing him into the united states because political problems because it will be seen as an effort to protect him rather than to give him medical treatment but the carter administration allowed him and because he has prominent supporters in the country. the rebels were livid with the decision on november 4 1979 deal. they stormed the embassy. they took 52 soldiers and diplomatic -- diplomats hostage pick with each night the hostages were kept in captivity between november and the election of 1980, the administration looked as if it was impotent in its efforts to free them. the television networks devoted unprecedented attention

who were loyal to a figure who had been around for much of the 1970s, though in exile, the ayatollah khomeini. and islamic cleric, who even after having been kicked out of the country, had sermons that were watched by revolutionaries and opponents of the shah's regime. he had been brought back into the country in 1979, and that stimulated the revolution to take place. in october 1979, carter allowed the shot to enter into the united states to receive medical treatment for cancer. many of his advisors understood that allowing the shot into the united states could cause political problems in iran, because it would be seen as an effort to attack the shot rather than to give him medical treatment. but the carter administration allowed him in any way, because the shot had some very prominent supporters here in this country. iranian rebels were livid with the decision, and november 4, 1979, they stormed the american embassy in tehran. iranians took 52 soldiers and diplomats hostages. they believe that the united states was seeking once again to impose its will on the country. with each night that t

[all chanting] - during the collapse of iran and ayatollah khomeini's rise with the end of the shah's regime, some of perot's company employees were captured and held in a prison in tehran. - so he hired a former green beret to put a team together to go in and rescue 'em. - it was a very patriotic thing to do but also risky because there was an argument h thwas taking foreign affairs into his own matters, but to him, these were his employees, and he felt that it was his duty to rescue them. - the rescue is like the theft of a diamond' it'something that you plan very carefully. you wait for an doportunity and yot. - ken follett wrote a best-selling book on it called "on wis of eagles," and that was turned into a movie. - hello, dr. kissinger. my ne is ross perot. the iranian government has just arrested two of our e executives. - he was a folk hero in that sense, you know, whereas people were kind of down on carter for being mired in the iran hostage crisis. you know, perot took action. he got it done. he got h guys out. narrator: in 1984, perot merged eds with the giant general motors

peter we have to look at things historically it's it's like what happened in iran with the ayatollah khomeiniand we were so upset about that as americans well why did that happen who did we support we support of the shah of iran what republicans used to complain so much vociferous lee when when from el castro took power but we had multinational corporations in cuba paying workers two cents a day there some course there was a revolution so i we have to look at what leads up to things and things donald trump didn't just pop out of nowhere and invent himself and just get elected by magic there were things that upset infuriated people and he had a you know voters that came in and elected him and so we have to look at the why instead of again complaining about donald trump oh he's this he's that he's terrible he's a jerk. and tom landry had a great sign when he was coach of the dallas cowboys that said what if there is no what if. so let's let's deal with reality and what's happening right now and again i'm going back to policy policy policy you know ron we had a supreme court justice kennedy anno