Every Man's Heart

A Millennial From Iran On Why America Should Support Democracy Promotion

How life under a theocratic government, upbringing in a Marxist-Leninist household, and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq turned a young man into a neocon.

Shay Khatiri is a graduate student of Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies. He grew up in Iran and left the country in 2011.