Writing the oral history of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Translated by Ruholah Golmoradi

2016-4-24


Hussein Dehbashi give noticed writing an oral history of the Islamic Republic of Iran and said: "This project is related to the heads of the Islamic Republic, which means that in the scheme we have interviewed with the heads of the executive, legislative and judiciary."

This news shows that he has the responsibility of the project, and he added in an interview with Tasnim news: "Now we have talked with four heads of the three branches, and have started interviews with Khatami, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi. The exact time of completion of the talks is not clear, because it depends to time that they give us''.

Dehbashi who is also manager of oral history project on period of second Pahlavi, in this regard, said: "Previously, the four-volume of series of books called" wisdom and politics "," command and disobedience "," The successors and the predecessors"and "Economy and security " was released. Recently, 10 volumes of the series have also been completed and are scheduled to be released. Memories of Akbar Etemad, the first head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Amir Houshang Aryanpour, Deputy of Pahlavi Navy, Ardeshir Zahedi, husband of Shahnaz Pahlavi and Foreign Minister of Shah, and Amir Hossein Rabii, commander of the Air Force of Pahlavi are including of new volumes have been developed. "



 
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