Are you Trump? Author: Gouya Roshan
Are you Trump? They ask mockingly: “Who do you think you are, Trump, to decide the future of our country?” At first glance, this question may seem simple, but behind it lie years of experience, bitterness, distrust, and the exhaustion of a nation from the power games of global forces. For many people in Iran, the foreign policies of the United States—regardless of who has been in the White House—have often not been seen as a sign of concern for the people, but rather as part of a larger power game; a game in which the fate of nations sometimes becomes a tool of political pressure. In such an atmosphere, when a politician on the other side of the world speaks about the future of Iran, it is natural that part of society reacts with skepticism, and even ridicule. From the perspective of many Iranians, the fate of a country is not something that can be determined through tweets, speeches, or the decisions of a foreign politician. Iran’s history is full of periods in which its people, ...