He argues that the leader of the 1979 revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, saw Iran as a part of the broader Islamic nation and had little regard for Iranian history or civilisation.

• 他认为1979年革命领袖鲁霍拉.；霍梅尼将伊朗视为广义伊斯兰国家，而且对伊朗历史文化漠不关心。