Opinion: What my father’s murder taught me about Iran

After a lifetime of observing Iran’s revolutionary generation, I know that expecting meekness or diplomatic finesse from them is a dangerous illusion.

Ayatollah Khomeini addresses a crowd at Beheshte Zahra cemetery, Feb. 1, 1979, in commemoration of the "martyrs", the victims of the Islamic struggle against the Shah, who are buried in Tehran's biggest cemetery. Others are unidentified. The Ayatollah has returned to Iran after 14 years of exile in France. (AP Photo/FY)

Opinion: What my father’s murder taught me about Iran

After a lifetime of observing Iran’s revolutionary generation, I know that expecting meekness or diplomatic finesse from them is a dangerous illusion.

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