“This situation will definitely take place in other countries, because the people do not completely approve of their rulers, and, in many countries, the people do not want their governments, because, on the one hand, there is dictatorship and, on the other hand, the people’s demands are ignored.”-Kazem Farahmand, Iranian legislator

Many Iranian officials are comparing the unrest in Europe with the uprising of Arab people against their governments.  They believe the same will happen to “western” countries.