In other words, forget Islam and the mullahs. Good luck as the Iranian people may get it right this time. Persia for the Persians!
A golden lionshaped drinking container from 500-450 B.C. is displayed at the Basel, Switzerland Antiquities Museum, Feb. 12, 2003. The show '7,000 years of Persian Art' comprises chiefly loans from the Iranian National Museum in Tehran. (AP Photo/Keystone/Dominik Pluess)