I remind people all the time, Sean, that it wasn't that long ago, 47 years ago, before the Ayatollah came to power, Iran was more Westernized than the United States. It had more women elected to public office [in Iran] than the United States. It had more women in professional workplaces than the United States. And we, meaning the United States and Iran, had a good working relationship. (01:16–01:17)
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