Melissa

I woke up to the news these past few days and I was horrified of the numbers.

And I had this split second where I thought, what are we doing?

Is it worth it?

But of course it is.

This is a price for freedom.

I myself live in safety in Norway, so it's easy for me to say,

But obviously, the people in Iran who do not have those rights, who do not live free, are willing to pay the price for their freedoms.

I'm so proud of this generation who just will not leave the streets.

They will not go home and be silenced.

And we have to back them up.

And quite honestly, today is also the first year anniversary of my father's death.

He passed away.

He was a man who dedicated 46 years of his life to the fight for freedom in Iran.

He fought against the oppression of the Shah.

He fought against those and he fought against the mullahs of Iran.

And now when I woke up to the news, when I saw the videos, quite honestly, I felt like his spirit was

is alive, is there with the demonstrators in the street.

Oh, my gosh.

Well, thank you for having us on your show.

Always great to talk to you.