Iran praises HBO’s Chernobyl for its classes on lies

HBO’s Chernobyl has scared the crap out of everybody — together with Iran. As Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty factors out, an advisor to President Hassan Rohani has praised the five-part miniseries for carrying classes for political leaders the world over.

Mentioned advisor is Hesamedin Ashena, who additionally heads the nation’s Heart For Strategic Research. Earlier this week, he referenced the sequence by tweeting, “What’s the price of lies?” He careworn it’s a “mind-boggling query” for “these in politics and authorities.”

For context, the miniseries tells the story of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe, particularly the terrifying meltdown of the titular amenities, the hundreds who sacrificed their lives to include it, and Russia’s makes an attempt to cowl up the chaos from its residents.

That coverup isn’t misplaced on the sequence’ Iranian viewers, who’ve since stirred up a debate on social media for their very own security. One Iranian doctor tweeted, “If this occurs in Iran, would our well being system be able to deal with so many irradiated sufferers?”

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Up to now, the Iranian authorities has insisted that their amenities don’t pose a menace. Nevertheless, as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty notes, one Iranian well being official went on file in 2012 to say a number of accidents have been persistently coated up.

So, whether or not Ashena is posturing is up for debate. On the very least, his response to the miniseries is definitely a step up from Russia’s, whose personal NTV will quickly provide up their very own counter-programming that lays blame to, you guessed it, America.

Chernobyl is at present obtainable on HBO. Watch the trailer under.