I've read many things about Venezuela. As an Iranian, we share a similar fate. A formerly wealthy and wonderful place, rich with oil and resources, and a bright, skilled population. Ripped apart by a demonic regime willing to make the people suffer mass murder, torture, starvation and crippling poverty to keep their rule. Massive diasporas living in exile for decades, separated from our families. Pure despair and hopelessness. Few understand this suffering more than those of us who live it. Even fewer understand the feeling of watching these dictatorships finally fall. And today, I see Venezuela's exiled opposition leader return to massive crowds, completely unopposed, zero communist thugs out to stop her. It's like a miracle happening. It brings tears to my eyes watching oppressed people about to be liberated. It finally looks as if all of you in Venezuela will regain your freedom, your dignity, and your lost generations. Truly heartwarming and incredible. It also makes me realise just how cursed Iran is to be trapped with an even more evil dictatorship. A regime who to this day refuses to give up even if it means the land turns to ashes and 90 million people lie killed in the ground. Venezuela's regime apparently now has the common sense to tell what time it is. Sadly, Iran is ruled by a whole other scale of barbarians. May we one day soon witness our Shah return to a free Iran, just as you are lining the streets right now for your own leader across the ocean. May our countries prosper once more. May our diasporas finally reunite with our loved ones. May we all breathe free air again.