Approximately seven thousand amir, or princes, make up the most important branch of the Al-Saud family

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Link to more information about Iran.

Coming to Iran from the West can give you a superior air of arrogance, something I was guilty of myself.

Iran has two governments. One is a functioning democracy, complete with elections, a feisty press, and a cadre of reformist politicians. The other is a narrow-minded clique of mullahs.