Rick Steves' Iran: Yesterday and Today | Full Special
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- Travel expert Rick Steves calls Iran the most poorly understood yet fascinating land he has ever visited. Rick journeys to Iran in the hopes of getting to know this ancient country, a leader in its corner of the world for 2,500 years, and to better understand the 70 million people living there.
Starring: Rick Steves
Director: Simon Griffith
Writer: Rick Steves
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Wonderful video. I enjoyed seeing Iran's beautiful country and people 🇮🇷. Hope one day we can all get along, not just Iran and America but all the nations. God bless from 🇺🇸
This video dates back 15 years and does not reflect the current reality in Iran. The situation in the country has changed significantly since then. Those sharing this clip repeatedly aim to create the impression that life in Iran is favorable, advocating for the West and figures like Trump to engage with the mullahs’ oppressive regime. The individuals promoting this narrative are often aligned with communists, democrats, and globalists. However, the truth is that today, 90 to 95 percent of Iranians are deeply dissatisfied with and resent their government, strongly desiring its overthrow.
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I pity the brain washed trumpists & their sad & skewed visions of the world.
There is an old saying in Iran: A guest is a gift from god. Visitors are most welcome & greeted very kindly.
I highly recommend that you pay a visit to this magical land of poetry, mystery & history.
And if you are not invited to a home cooked meal within a week, I shall change my name!
@@sorenaparak8219said by an american and never been to iran iran is happy if US leave them alone
This video is at least 15 years old
Spring 2008
It's still relevant...but thanks for the comment
Spring 2008. Yes old.
Yes. No cell phones????
Rick Steves shines in potentially difficult situations. And he shows the 'shine' of those with whom he visits. I have loved watching his programs for years.
Rick Steves never fails to deliver! ✨ This deep dive into Iran is fascinating and eye-opening! ❤
he is now in Evin Iranian prison hostaged to be exchange for nuclear weopon rights
Truly fascinating-I’ve already watched it twice! Thank you for this wonderful show. It not only inspired me to want to visit Iran so badly but also deepened my wish for peace and friendship among nations around the world.
As a Iranian I thank you Steves to show real face of my country Iran
Wonderful. Thank you Rick Steve for bring out the real Iran. Connecting people to people at least through your journeys. I am from Sri Lanka. You should visit here one day.
You are one of my favorite people. Thank you for introducing travel & its benefits to me & many others!
A fantastic video, well done Rick and team. We should as a planet live peacefully together.
Another amazing video by Rick Steves. Wonderful to see so much of this beautiful country and it's wonderful people, with rich history and cultures. Rick knows how to connect with real people wherever he goes. Peace and respect from the UK 🇬🇧
Watching Rick after a long time....fantastic presentation of modern Iran !!
Let's hope it helps normalizing relations between the two countries.
Impossible while we have a Khazarian banking mafia trying to take control of the world, but bearing in mind that just like India, Russia, China and every other one of the 44 countries who signed away the peoples'' souls in 1944, Iran is included in the sell out! The more you know!!
Great video. Understanding between peoples promotes peace. We sure need that in today’s world. Thank you Steve!
Came here after reading " The stationary shop at Tehran " ❤ loved it!
Great video.!!!
Super & quality presentation.!!!
Hats off to ‘Rick’ & his crew for making this wonderful film.
Pls visit Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 for your next movie.!!!
Rick's the dude! Thanks for pushing past the stigmas and preconceptions to teach us something new about a place that's otherwise difficult to learn about. It seems like a beautiful and rich culture. Their young population give me hope in this rough world. I would love to travel there one day. Hopefully when the travel restrictions are lifted for my country.
Wow, I used to watch your great documentary at PBS . Great work as usual. Love and respect. Happiest New Year.
Sir i recently watch your videos... absolutely fruitful... thanks Steves...
This is awesome. It is very important work. Thanks for creating it.
Thanks very much for this beautiful documentary on Iran.
Mr. Rick Steves: Happy New Year to you in great joy and peace this week Wednesday to celebrates this amazing holiday season in 2025❤❤❤
Bless the lady who said governments not the people war with each other. 🙏❤️
Thanks for taking me to Iran, thoroughly enjoyed the video. From PNG
Mashallah. Good for you. Ignore the international politics and focus on the real people & culture. Kudos.
I would to visit Iran someday. I hope peace will prevail in the region to preserve all these stunning cultural heritage sites. I used to work in Dubai, there's a huge Iranian population in the city, they are very kind and generous.
how wonderful, much appreciated, thank you
Thank you Rick for your great travel video 🙏🇱🇰
Marvelous documentary by Ric, hats off.
Herr Steves Danke für dieser Wunderschönen Reise in der Land der Perser !
Do you think this would be a country plagued by terror and nightmares?
Delightful. Thank you Rick.
Good peace and friendly. 🇬🇧
Thanks for uploading! When was this shot?
at least 15 years ago i think
An unforgettable and powerful moment at 35:10-35:39 "I think the best example for people in the West to understand these matters between Shiites and Sunnis is this example of England and Ireland;"
Really great job here. Super uplifting.
Brilliant encounter.
Is it your Steves? or is somebody posting the old one. You were there maybe 10+ years ago and I see the same video.
Spring 2008. Interesting to see the changes. I was there in 1973 and visited the same cities. We saw some nomadic people on the Isfahan Shiraz highway.
This is the best Rick Stevens video I have seen. My only problem was when he became offended by murals on their walls.
Fantastic country. I am a Bahá’í from Central Asia and as an academic I am sad that Bahá’í students can’t get into universities in Iran because of their religious views
Love Iran ❤
Was filmed in the Spring 2008, Broadcast in 2009.
How did you get the visa there’s no Iranian embassy in the US
Americans should go to the pakistaní embassy in the US
The timing of this piece reeks
at least 15 years ago i think
@@liiliimiia Not in the context of then, but now.
@@dmdnruf3244 Oops i made a mistake
I was going to reply to another comment but I replied to yours
Seen steves' videos of Israel and the "anti-occupation" speech he gave at the Lutheran church in Palo Alto? He has a desperate desire to believe in the non historical Palestine and their peaceful intentions. Guessing that he likes Hamass "freedom fighters" who still are holding the Bibas babies prisoners. Also says Luther gave Jews a hard time--another way of saying Luther was a raging anti-Jewish hatemonger.
History of Iran over six thousand. Years ❤
Welcome 👌❤️
Such a lovely and great country, can't why the American politicians can say the name correctly nor can be normal to them. I love Iran and its people ❤
Very interesting ❤
Hi Rick 2500 years is not the age of Iran is the number of years from establishment of Cyrus the great kingdom, Hakhamenian empire, age of civilization in IRAN goes back to 12000 years according to new findings in the burned city and semnan and other historical artifacts
Beautiful Country Hello Iran
Nice.It's bring IRAN closer.
When was this filmed? I think it is old and looks like it is being reposted.
This was in 2007. Things have surprisingly improved since then.
How old is this video?
The history and significance of the old world culture needs to be taught in US schools along with American history and how the new world became the greatest nation on the globe today
Iranian here, at 9:33 Rick Steves should have added that the “profit” the Shah made was actually peanuts, compared to what the west was plundering. I was born in Abadan to a father (and a British mother, btw) who worked as a chemical engineer at the refinery, a year before the coupe that took out Mossadegh. No one can tell me it was better before the revolution. For me and the likes of me, it was heaven. But for the VAST majority, it was a hellish oppressed life. No one dared talk about politics. No one around you could be trusted as they could be SAVAK. But, the class that benefited, and their progeny are still stuck in their classist society, where those who had nothing, worked for them for next to nothing. My two cents….
Great Nation of Iran. Bravo Iran.
Wooow!! Wonderful job!!! 👍💐🇧🇩
This video is kinda ancient! Iran looks very different now. You can estimate how old this is by the 70 million population mentioned in the description! 92 million people live in Iran right now :) We even had a lot of people leaving Iran since then!
This video is from 2007. Why people are acting so surprised here that it looks old? It IS old.
Quite an old program,the population is nearly 90 M.
The video is old
Great shots and tour, the Ancient History of Persia was indeed wonderful and magnificent. The Shah was very proud of it. The Persian people were great.
Some of the more recent history and current truths I suppose they were censored out. The current govt of Iran is run by Arabs/ Islamist extremists (not Persians) who over threw the Shah govt. The Shah tried very hard to modernize the country but made a few mistakes in his hast trusting the extremist religious Islamist sects/fanatics was one of them and the govt was over thrown..
During Shahs time Iran was very friendly and close even to Israel and America.
Shame about Iranian govt hostility and hatred of Israel today and actually of the govts (not the Persian people) hatred of the US/West.
You don't lie This government is run by Iranians. All those running the government are Iranians
EXCELLENT REPORT REPRESENTING CIVILITY, HUMANITY AND EDUCATION. ONE POINT YOU MISSED IT WAS THE ROLL OF BRITISH THAT CAUSED THE CUE (GODETA) SINCE THEY WERE STEALING IRANIAN OIL. IRANIAN LOVE AMERICAN AND HEAT BRITISH 💗💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
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As an Iranian , we have a lot of history (Oldest country in the world ) but we ARE NOT Islamic Republic
They are not our goverment. they've stolen our country for 45 years and They are destroying our culture and Iran's reputation.
our currency have declined to the most worthless world's currency.
today, Tehran(our capital) is the dirtiest city in the world
just look to our previous goverment (Mohammad Reza Shah) to see Iran's glory era
I hope one day we see good old days again
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The Islamic government did not come by occupying itself, but brought the people of Iran, they supported Imam Khomeini and rebelled against Raza Pahlavi. The people of Iran wanted the Islamic government
This was filmed 8 years ago.
It’s about the young. The children of Iran
Old video that i had seen
Long live the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Proud to be Muslim and Iranian.
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Democracy for Iran,every religions can lives free
@alyabayani871 Only the Islamic Republic 🇮🇷🇮🇷🇮🇷
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This is a very old video from 2009 or 2010
It remains a puzzle at all times how citizens of developing countries have tolerated chaotic everyday life...
The Persian people deserve better
I also condemn US imperialism. So many regime changes, so much death, gross income inequality here in the US.
19:36. Was that a handshake between a woman and a man?
Constantinople, not Istambul at that time
MAKE IRAN FREE & MODERN AGAIN!
It’s great the way it is. Greetings from Iranian women living in Iran.
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Iran is moden and well developed in every sense now . Don't ever make a superficial judgment about anything .
@@BlueBlue-mm7kn You are only seeing the simplistic surface.Most of the people are very very poor for the most part.
@@shahryarnadershahi3372No it is not it is very poor with many difficulties and problems in society and management including water problems etc. Its best t be honest. It does not have to be like the permissiveness of the west but it is very very poor due to the govt giving the bulk the money billions to support terrorists in the world to fight their religious etc wars, instead of looking after the people better.
A wonderful ambassador to Iran...I hope politics learn a lesson
Wow, it's amazing to know just how much this video is now outdated. Iran has changed and progressed quite a rapidly since this video was made.
So all of this is from 2009?
@@MSDOGS1976 I gess older
I think not!
Hi rick now days everybody knows how perfect the Shah was and all these mollas lied to us about him
Hello sir,Iran's population is more than 80 million and its'area is thrice the area of france......
Misrepresentation and exploitation of Iran is not allowed.
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@2:30 some things you don't forget, but they are dead.
This is a really old video, and a lot has changed over the past decade, so it’s not the best source for up-to-date information.
You made a mistake, sir .iran is three times bigger than France .
Mydlenie oczu , kocioł z bombą atomową i pułapką na chciwych kapitalistów.
No! not the conversation was as lively as in any house in Europe, unlike any house in Europe would be correct. Eastern families every meal is together and lively. Living in 5 countries in Europe compels me to say that individualism is everywhere in the West where you are indulged in capital accumulation then enjoying small moments with family at breakfast or dinner. Even the family structure has been penetrated by the state to reduce you to mere commodity and surplus :(
This is an old rebadged video.
Why dont you talk about the recent atrocities of the regime? Thousands in jails and other thousands dead?
You talk too fast.
This video very old
Religions overpowered the innocent people. Nothing in the religions, but too much value in the inhabitants of the society.
this document is too old Iran life style and hejab and street freedom is way different in 2025 please update program to show reality
No wonder Steve got the blessing of Ayatolah to do the filming....lots of ill informed facts abut Shah....
Lol church and state separate what a joke...
Horrible historian, Rick stevese
Yes a lot of inaccuracies due to censorship I guess.
I am astonished by volume of misinformation or outright lies that have been included in this broadcast. The incorrect narratives about Dr. Mosadegh and false information about Shah is amazing. For a person like Rick Steve I tend to believe either he didn’t want to spend time to dig deep enough to get to the facts or he used resources that were politically biased.
چقدر قشنگ بود حتی سال 2008 مردم ایران هیچ وقت از مردم امریکا بد نگفتند و دوست دارشون بودند مرسی ریک
Stuck in the fifth century!
You can have it!
If u survived that.. Hehehe never been there but Cairo is like 10 times worse in traffic.. But hey whom am I to judging.. In that chaos i was stunned all were going every direction just inch or maybe less from each other & nothing happened.. Hehehe just saying.. Consider western heavy traffic.. Nice roads lights rules & on & on & smoothly going & accidents & stressful.. I don't know..