Mr. Firuz, the owner of a liquor store in the center of Tehran, is the first to realize that something significant is brewing. Completely unexpectedly, his own son appears as the leader of a marauding gang of youths in front of the family business and literally throws the first stone. As more and more residents of the neighborhood join the Basij militia, which is close to Khomeini, arguments, prayers, and gunfire erupt in front of his store. At the same time, there is a growing hope that perhaps something good can emerge from the ruins of the fallen monarchy. However, the revolutionary forces become increasingly radicalized and ultimately establish the oppressive regime that replaced the corrupt Pahlavi dictatorship with a despotic theocracy, under which the liberal forces in the country still suffer today. Amir Hassan Cheheltan was 22 and a student.