On his chartered Air France flight back to capital, he was accompanied by 120 journalists, including three women. One of the journalists, Peter Jennings, asked: “Ayatollah, would you be so kind as to tell us how you feel about being back in homeland?” Khomeini answered via his aide Sadegh Ghotbzadeh: “Hichi” (Nothing). This statement—much discussed at the time and since—was considered by some reflective of his mystical beliefs and non-attachment to ego.