While the death of Mr. Seyed Emami was a tragedy for his family, it has become something of a rallying point for middle-class Iranians. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyA Pragmatist ‘in Love With Nature’In many respects, Mr. Seyed Emami was an unexpected target of the hard-liners. All his life, Mr. Seyed Emami had “documented everything, never had secretive meetings, always public,” Ramin said. The Iranian authorities say that Mr. Seyed Emami was a spy working for the United States and Israel. Fittingly, perhaps, the rain Iran so badly needs came pouring down, a sign of nature’s tribute to Mr. Seyed Emami, many mourners said.

Source: New York Times February 23, 2018 04:45 UTC