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"the grass was greener"

"High Hopes", Pink Floyd, 1994>>>

Video: IRAN's 1st medal at Beijing Olympics

On Tuesday, Seyed Morad MOHAMMADI won the first medal for Iran at the Beijing Olympic Games>>>

Random Cogitations!!

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Love, French Style

We should do everything for love >>>

Where it all began! Oil Well No. 1

masjed e suleimoon >>>

Film: OIL Factor in War on Terror

The documentary is called "The Oil Factor: Behind the War on Terror." It examines the link between oil interests and current U.S. military interventions>>>

Iran's Rebel Ayatollah

Grand Ayatollah Montazeri's legacy is complex and multi-faceted. Some revile him as nothing more than the scourge of the Shah who was instrumental in fomenting the retrogressive Islamic Revolution of '79>>>

Where were you on Aug 19, 1953?

On the occasion of 28 Mordad (Aug 19, 1953), I thought that by translating and summarizing parts of these recollections, some of which are quite fascinating and moving, we might see the past from different perspectives. In many ways, while Iran is being targeted on all fronts, whether right or wrong, the events of Aug 1953 are still with us in the most haunting way. Writers, scholars and people in general, Iranians and Americans alike, continue to be mesmerized with what really took place on those days when a nation’s destiny was changed overnight, trying to analyze these events and to find answers to the many questions they raise. Above all, more than that of any other Iranian political figure of modern times, Mossadegh’s legacy lives on>>>

Radio College Park

Radio College park a persian podcast by Iranian students at the University of Maryland

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The Iranian jigsaw puzzle

Although all serious analysts agree that there are a variety of possible options to deal with Iran, they usually accord the primacy of some type of alternative over the others, treating the rest as background. Logically, we need a policy that brings together options that by themselves are insufficient conditions. That is, “X,” “Y,” and “Z” may be necessary conditions but will not be sufficient condition unless they occur simultaneously or in a particular sequence. In dealing with Iran, three options appear to be necessary and sufficient: (1) economic cooperation; (2) diplomacy; and (3) security. The United States must be prepared to take the lead and synthesizes these three options into a smart diplomacy>>>