john r stanton @dcbigjohn
@jec7313 @JimProulxRenton @rabiasquared Iran predates Islam significantly. Persia was its name. Also much of modern Iran, certainly the bulk of the last 120 years, was rooted in secularism. Fun fact: Jefferson was a hero to mohammed mosadiq, the PM of Iran we overthrew in 54 to get Iran’s oil concessions from the uk — PolitiTweet.org