Ali Akbar Salehi: Iran was a model of rule during the Achaemenid period and the Islamic Republic

Ali Akbar Salehi, former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran: Iran has twice been a model of governance throughout history. For the first time during the Achaemenid period ... and for the second time after the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, he adopted the method of governing based on Velayat-e-Faqih.