Before the revolution —

I am of the (admittedly distant) impression that most of the people who exist under the current regime would prefer to live more like this.

They did share similarities with the West.

If you had told me this was a medical school somewhere in Europe or America, I would have believed you.

The overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty has, it seems, resulted in unanticipated consequences.

Honestly resembles pictures I’ve seen from the same era of downtown Memphis.

Seriously, wtf?

Cool.

Lovely.

New York City? Chicago maybe?

The previous dynasty had its shortcomings, but the effects of the revolution that replaced it still reverberate throughout the world.