Original sentence: For example, in 1997, reformist president Mohammad Khatami was elected, and the relatively high level (for the region) of internet penetration (as of 2004, Iran had about 5 million internet users - , see also Iranian blogs) makes it difficult to stop this continued internal evolution of political thought and organisation.However, despite a fair degree of democracy in the post-revolutionary political structure (see politics of Iran for more depth), the violation of human rights during theocratic regime have been of a similar level of brutality as during the monarchy.On the other hand, the revolution also had the impact of allowing internal evolution of the political system rather than evolution imposed by external pressures.The revolution also left Iran isolated internationally, outcast from both the capitalist and communist worlds with significant trade sanctions that continue to this day (by the United States)
Edited sentence: The revolution also left Iran isolated internationally, outcast from both the capitalist and communist worlds with significant trade sanctions that continue to this day.The theocratic regime has been just as brutal as the monarchy