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The inside story of the 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran that toppled the democratically elected Prime Minister, through newsreel footage, historians, Middle East experts and former US intelligence officers.
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Fine wines. French cognacs. Scottish whiskies. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, all alcoholic tastes are catered for. We join the Kurdish smugglers keeping Iran's drinkers well lubricated.
Ayatollah Montezeri was Khomeini's heir apparent until he turned his back on the revolution he helped found. Despite the threats, he continued to rail against Iran's government.
At the instigation of President Ahmadinejad, Iran's theocratic government has adopted a surprising drugs policy. It's radical and stands in stark contrast to many Western drugs policies.
Iranian exiles in the US are harnessing the power of the media to provoke regime change back home. Through uncensored satellite broadcasts they hope to encourage the masses to rise.
It's not easy being a Jewish MP in an assembly that routinely calls for the destruction of Israel, but Iranian Jews' rights are protected by law.
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, normal teenage pastimes are strictly forbidden. Drinking, dancing and dating all carry the penalty of at least a beating. But the generation of young people born after the Islamic revolution is fighting back. This week's remarkable documentary explores the tensions tearing apart the Islamic Republic. We speak to the teenagers defying the mullahs and hear from the …
Following a dramatic surge in the Iranian population over the last thirty years, the government has intoduced a sophisticated population control programme, which includes the appointment of a 'condom king'.
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