Another potentially embarrassing event might be brewing in Iran’s foreign affairs.  Today Fars News Agency reported: “Egyptian President Congratulates Ahmadinejad’s Victory,” going on to say:  “Egyptian President Hosni

I was reading the news and a headline caught my eye.  It said “Iran says surprised by Morocco’s decision to cut ties, rejects allegations.”  

There is uproar caused by Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri’s recent remarks, calling the country of Bahrain “Iran’s 14th province.”  The statement has moved Bahrain to

I wrote earlier about the IRI’s announcement that BBC Persian TV is not authorized to station its crew in Iran, nor are the long-standing BBC

News from and about Iran seldom makes me smile anymore.  It’s just not funny.  At all.  I still look at the news and dive into

This is a continuation of a side conversation I started with Darius Kadiver here.  My comment became too long and out of respect for Cameron Batmanghlich and

In the middle of the mayhem that Gaza is these days, Khader Shahin, a Palestinian reporter (with an Israeli birth certificate) who was reporting for

I chatted briefly with Omid Memarian at the United Nations last night.  He had just finished interviewing Shirin Ebadi in Tehran .  He said having interviewed

While everyone is speculating about behind the scene agreements over Clinton’s appointment as Obama administration’s Secretary of State, some people can’t forget her remarks in an

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been facing serious criticism over his economic and foreign policies the results of which have caused mayhem in Iranian economy.  Last week 60 Iranian

Take a look at the following videoclip and a related NPR story about it.  Longtime United Mine Workers President Richard Trumka, Secretary/Treasurer of the AFL-CIO union,

I read an IRNA report about President Ahmadinejad’s party in his hotel last night, in which the report says 3,000 people were in attendance.  Reading this report on Islamic

As a fellow Iranian.com user, I like you all (well, most of you) and am constantly informed and entertained by your diverse contributions to the

If you label me you negate me”–Søren Kierkegaar*  Over the past year, reading the comments on many posts I have become increasingly confused about the

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