I Would Help the U.S. Embassy Takeover Again
Kamal Tabrizi, a filmmaker close to the Islamic Republic regime, has once again defended his role in the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy. Referring to the political and revolutionary atmosphere of that period, he described his participation in the event as “right and justifiable,” and emphasized that if he were to return to the past, he would make the same choice again.
Tabrizi went on to portray the seizure of the U.S. Embassy as part of the course of the Islamic Revolution, arguing that at the time it was seen by revolutionary forces as a natural response to U.S. policies. His remarks come as other cultural and political figures close to the establishment, including several former activists known as the “Students Following the Line of the Imam,” have in recent years continued to defend the embassy takeover, describing it as “revolutionary” and “necessary.”
Tabrizi’s latest comments have once again revived debate in the media and on social networks about the role of cultural figures of the Islamic Republic in the early events of the revolution and the long-term consequences of those events for Iran–U.S. relations.
