Following his controversial supposed sit-downs with several LA singers, of which Habib is a confirmed case, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, the head of the Iranian Presidential Office, had a sit-down with several domestic singers behind closed doors. According to Farhad JavaherKalam’s interview with Moosighie Iranian Mashaei regards POP music very highly and had consulted with the artists on the current climate. He needed their help to stop the cultural erosion, Javaherkalam said to the press, something which he and fellow artists agreed with. The President’s Chief of Staff had promised to support and finance domestic productions that were potent and resilient enough to stand the cultural invasion!

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