The Tehran Times recently hailed what it referred to as: “A new epic song themed with generational support for the Islamic Revolution…” Hello Commander, which is being sung by schoolchildren across the country, is an attempt by the current conservative government of Iran to unify the youth around their particular interpretation of Islam and Iran.
This is nothing but a cultural war against ideas perceived to be dangerous to the power of the conservative establishment espoused by many Iranians within the country and those who were educated abroad, including in Europe and North America.
