' He traveled to Iran earlier this year and stayed for a month . He felt daily life in Iran was the way the country is normally portrayed . ` ` I was really surprised to see these kinds of modern stores and malls , '' he said .
Thomas Cristofoletti traveled to Iran earlier this year and stayed for a month . He thought daily life in Iran contradicted the way the country is normally portrayed . `` I was really surprised to see these kind of modern stores and malls , '' he said .