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In a troubled region since immemorial times, Iran from the second half of the twentieth century honors tradition and faces an explosive situation: a monarchy, self-considered as the heir of the ancient Persian emperors, is squeezed between autocracy, corruption and modernizing desires. Rounding out the dramatic picture, the growing presence of Islamic fundamentalism and the strong intervention of Western powers – ever obsessed by the country’s huge oil reserves – carry the prevailing geopolitical tension of typical contemporary scenarios.