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Many of the banners and signs seen in the demonstrations are in English. I don't think it's just a cynical ploy to enlist the aid of the west, but rather an indication to the world that the current regime is not representative of the people in general. Iran is a very complicated country- the people are mostly Persian, not Arabic, and although they share a religion it is (or was, prior to the revolution) different enough to be branded 'Persian Islam'. They have always been relatively independent and a wild card in the region. I think the majority of Iranians do not despise the US, at least not to the degree that other nations in the Middle East do, and I have sympathy for them. They were taken over by the fanatics, and are trying to find their way out.
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