With much anticipation it happened a few months ago. I planned to tell you about it at the time, but I couldn't. I hope you

Keynote speech at conference in Washington DC organized by Action for Democracy in Iran and the American University on October 18. Details here. In recent

These days I am flabbergasted at the richness of political conversation and optimism among fellow Iranians. With the war unfolding so rapidly in Iraq, a

I believe I have just come up with a perfect solution for America's image problem abroad. No, this is not something that finds its way

One day Washington, in secret talks, assures Tehran that in exchange for help with downed pilots and a promise to refrain from meddling in Iraq's

In my part of the world they say the camel never forgets. As you know, Mr. Rafsanjani, the super-wealthy former president and behind-the-scene operator of

Every day in the past few months, I have felt a little bit more American. Every day I watch as the Iranian and the American

( “Persian NOT Farsi”). If we agree with Mr. Parandeh, then the problem will become this: How do you distinguish between Persian (meaning a person