If you didn't know, looking at these pictures will make you believe you were in a different century, on a different planet, not in a country that prides itself for its 'ancient civilization'.

Some of these very people may have been out on the streets demanding change 34 years ago. I wonder how they feel about their revolution now?

Sad. There is a lot of poverty, but this is stinkingly and dangerously worse.

Sad it is.

Sadder part is that

از ماست که بر ماست

Mehrdad

meanwhile, in South Lebanon, a $50 Million park paid for by Iran's wealth:

http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/iran-garden-a-little-patch-of-palestine-in-lebanon

The views are frozen in time. It looks as if the civilization has eluded the city!

Was oil revenue shared with the local people? Probably not!

 Great blog and comments!