00:00:11.040The only reason that the mullahs weren't able to bulldoze Persepolis is because Iranians
00:00:17.860went there and they were like, no, you can't destroy it.
00:00:20.700The protected zone of Persepolis has been urbanized.
00:00:23.460About 110 hectares of the Mahdi area and Persepolis' Great 2 protected zone have been annexed to the urban limits of Marv Dasht.
00:00:33.340This means the lands beside Persepolis are being put on the path of urban development.
00:00:38.600This decision was finalized despite objections from Cultural Heritage and the Steering Council of the World Heritage Sites of Parse and Passar Gaudet.
00:00:48.320this is not just an administrative change it's the beginning of new pressure on the protected
00:00:54.360zone of persepolis iranians are starting to go out and you know form human chains and put it on
00:01:00.360social media uh to let the world know that you know we don't want this to happen this is our
00:01:05.600red line guys persepolis is is persepolis is our holy ground persepolis is our holy ground
00:01:11.840right like Persepolis to us is what Jerusalem is to you know Christians and
00:01:19.340Jews Persepolis is our holy ground it's our sacred site