@iwasnevrhere_: Martyr Ali Larijani recounts a...

Martyr Ali Larijani recounts a meeting with Henry Kissinger, where Kissinger stated that after World War II the map of the region was drawn and states were assigned their place, with only two exceptions left outside full control: Iran and Egypt.

Larijani describes rejecting the premise of a “strategic relationship,” framing Iran as a civilizational actor that resisted incorporation into that post-war order and continues to operate beyond it.