For all importers, industrialization was not necessarily to their detriment, but for many of them, industry was not an issue, because their agencies would disappear. Anyway, the businessmen could not do anything, they had no influence in the government lobby? They were very strong (trying to influence the government’s decisions), because first there was the Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Industries, and these were the rich people of Tehran and other cities, and all of them had a long-standing acquaintance with all the authorities and were close. Until the form of the Majlis was completely changed and in the time of science in 1342, that free women’s and free men’s Congress was created and the composition of the Majlis was changed, all (representatives) of the Majlis were the owners of industries and especially merchants. The merchants were not big owners and they did not accept this at all. Naturally, they created obstacles. They created a lot of obstacles because they had the device. Anyway, at night, a big owner or a big businessman would have dinner with a certain minister, or they would play poker together (with laughter), or their families would hang out together. They were not strangers, they all knew each other. He did not like strong people. Arsanjani had a special attitude that he introduced himself as a hero in all the villages, he also knew how to speak beautifully.
(In Iran also after the increase in oil prices) Well, you once faced an inflation in the country. Inflation in 1975, I remember the date well, was around 25%. A country whose inflation was between one and a half to two percent during the entire period when we had a high growth rate, one time its inflation will be 25 percent. Then the emperor, who has become Aryamher, comes and issues a decree, the booklet Principles of the Revolution, I don’t know how many, that price increases are prohibited. It was one of those words, that is, you want to say that, for example, the rising of the sun is prohibited. It can’t be Not only was it not possible to ban it, but (inflation rate) became 35%. Prices went up. (They said) what should we do? The class that had benefited from all the efforts of the king became the opposition, (that is) which class? Bazari, merchant, owner of industry. (The king) started to banish them and hit them on the head. They said you should lower the prices, which they could not. (So when) you mess up all these floors, what do they do? They go and appeal to the clergy. What do the artisan class do? The owners of new industries go and talk to the intellectuals of their own class, that is, once you turn all the people who benefited from this great economic growth against you, they all become one front. The king was not in a good mood and always thought that if he keeps the outside, nothing will happen inside, while nothing has ever happened outside. I told you that August 28 was an internal phenomenon. The revolution was 100% domestic, don’t doubt it. They say that the BBC said something, the BBC was also talking about Saddam Hussein, why didn’t Saddam Hussein fall? Why did we fall? You can give examples of a hundred other countries. What are these words? These words did not exist, all these forces gathered together. Their result was that (they were able to) strengthen those who traditionally opposed, which were the students.
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