The United States reserves for itself the right to say what and when the world should be watching.  “People who work for peace and justice

Among the many Iranians watching the country’s political turmoil from exile is the former empress of Iran. Farah Pahlavi, now 71, left Iran in 1979

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Security forces wielding clubs and firing weapons beat back demonstrators who flocked to a Tehran square Wednesday to continue protests, with

Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the senior sources of emulation in Qom were exerting pressures on the authorities in Tehran to search for a

On June 23, the television showed one detainee confessing to what amounts to collaboration with foreign powers against the Iranian state.”I think we were provoked

A chilling account of a protestor from the massacre that took place at Baharestan Square in Tehran today when protestors were attacked by Basiji militia.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution encourages people to vote for the Islamic Republic before the Referandum of 1979. Imam Khomeini says on TV: “come

…Moreover, a few days before the June 12 elections, the IRG’s head of the political directorate, Brig. Gen. Yadollah Javani, accused Mousavi and other reformists

It seems to be bloodbath in Iran.  Persiankiwi has been fairly reliable up to now: http://twitter.com/persiankiwi

Iranian riot police are reported to have clashed with demonstrators defying government decrees to stop street protests over disputed elections. Eyewitness reports say there have

“Recently, I feel very irritable. I over-react to minor incidents. Even an innocuous questions, raise of an eye brow or a sarcastic smile by my

3تير:سه تن از بازداشت شده گان جناح اصلاح طلب زير شکنجه در اوين برای اعتراف تلويزيونی/بازداشت 25 روزنامه نگار در شب گذشته روشنگری: خبرهای جديد

طی دوسال گذشته با حضوردر برنامه تفسیرخبرتلویزیون “صدای آمریکا” توانسته بودم ارتباط اندکی با شما برقرارکنم. پس از کودتای اخیردرایران بنا به دستورشما سعی کردم

…his opposition to Ahmadinejad, and his rejection to follow the Supreme Guide’s orders, does not make him a revolutionary who has some kind of plan

Tehran’s mayor has urged relevant Iranian officials to authorize peaceful opposition rallies, saying the public should have anoutlet to express its opinions. In a Tuesday

رژيم ايران را تنها با روشن کردن چراغ های ماشين نمی توان برانداخت. و نه با در دست گرفتن شمع. اعتراض های مسالمت آميز شايد

Police discover unrest HQ in TehranWed, 24 Jun 2009 05:24:11 GMTFont size : The Tehran Police say a building has been identified in the city

روشنگری: خبرهايی که از تهران می رسد از التهاب شديد فضا و احتمال درگيری های وسيع حکايت می کند. براساس خبری که دقايقی پيش دريافت

“We have seen courageous women stand up to brutality and threats, and we have experienced the searing image of a woman bleeding to death in

آقای اوباما. آقای خامنه ای شاه گلایه داشت که در اواخر سلطنت وی رادیو های بیگانه و مجلات و روزنامه های کشور های دیگر نوک

I wonder what you were thinking As you woke up, ate breakfast Brushed your teeth, combed your hair And walked out into the streets And

Dear friends, I am sure you are all aware of the events unfolding in Iran. Unfortunately, these events have taken a greater personal toll on

I saw Kamran’s poignant piece http://iranian.com/main/2009/jun/seyyed-ali-shah and it reminded me of above.  

Satrapi, now living in France, has to be conscious of this, having spoken out against the suspicious election result. If you want to learn more

Behind Obama’s cool but confident talk is a judgment that, as one senior White House official puts it, the mullahs “can’t put the genie back