For us Iranians it is a necessary hurt to see our national treasures stored and locked up in foreign nations; I'd wish nothing more than have these invaluable treasures returned to the same land, to the same bosom that reared civilization. Many of these artifacts have even been stolen.

But at the same time, the worst enemy of these treasures, those who seek to destroy, are deeply established in the Iranian government and ruling ideology. Ironically, foreigners have appreciated Iranian treasures far better that Iranians themselves.