In 1976, the Shah of Iran out of good faith and support for United States, decreed the Pahlavi Foundation to probe into purchasing the controlling

Mohandes Saadi Diba (from here on I will call him Diba) passed away in Geneva Switzerland on September 24th, 2005.  He was the elder of

Dr. Ahmadi-Nejad’s win tops the list of Iranian celebrations and national holidays. It should be up there with the 2500th anniversary celebrations, or the ’53

It has been a poignant year for the devotees of Iran, as we have lost another personality whom through his dedication to Iran and his

It is with quite a lot of trepidation and apprehension that I put pen to paper to write this article. It is probably the most

A few weeks ago America lost a great diplomat and an Arabist, who knew more about Middle East than any high ranking official in the

His left eye was gouged out, leaving an empty socket, his body was riddled with bullets, and his entire torso was black and blue from

A few weeks ago we lost the elder of the “Haj-Amine-Zarb” clan. This I call the last of the survivors of the gilded age of

Over the weekend, Iran lost another statesman, Ahmad Mirfendereski (1918-2004). [See: Rising sun] Mirfendereski was the Shah's ambassador to the former Soviet Union for most

Some recent articles on Iranian.com and elsewhere prompted me to scribe this peace and depict a different perspective(s) of who Goli Ameri is and why

You sometimes ponder what would have been if… This is the thought that preoccupies most of us who went through the events that led to

Several weeks ago we read “Terms of engagement” written by Hume Horan, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and a well renowned Arabist . I

Introduction Hume Horan is a distinguished career diplomat, who has served his entire stint at the U.S. State Department, in the Arab region of the

Introduction Hume Horan is a distinguished career diplomat, who has served his entire stint at the U.S. State Department, in the Arab region of the