“The fact that a documented cult-like organization with a history of terrorism, human rights abuses, and committing atrocities alongside Saddam Hussein can get endorsed by lawmakers in Washington is...
A sizable portion of the House of Representatives has already cosponsored H.Res. 100, a resolution recently introduced by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA). This fact has angered many Iranian Americans acros...
Watch An Unfinished Documentary For My Daughter Somayeh here. The dynamics between politics and family are complicated enough for many people. For some, devotion to one comes at a cost to the other, t...
“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” - Foundation, Isaac Asimov Although I am not a part of the Iranian diaspora, I have seen many similarities between its history and that of a dias...
Brett McGurk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq and Iran, spoke at a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing about Al Qaeda’s resurgence in Iraq on Wednesday, February 5. Answering the questio...
As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at the United Nations, a large rally took place near the United Nations building. This participants were described as “Anti-Ahmadinejad protesters” (...
Italy supports oil sanctions Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said that the Italian government supports an oil embargo on Iran, provided certain exceptions are made for the Italian company Eni (Wal...
Tensions increase in the Persian Gulf Iran’s naval commander claimed today that Iran “has total control over” the Strait of Hormuz and that it would be “very easy” for Ir...
Iran’s currency tumbles On Tuesday, Iran’s currency plummeted in value to its lowest level ever against the dollar (NY Times 12/20). The Washington Post reports that the sudden drop followed the ...
Panetta: U.S. will not allow Iran to have a bomb Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who has come under fire from neoconservatives for warning against the unintended consequences of Israeli military ac...
Talks accelerate on a potential embargo on Iran In what could be a precursor to an embargo on Iran, a “coalition of like-minded countries” including U.S., EU, Arab, and Asian states will m...
How covert operations can spiral out of control Barry Lando writes on the dangers of increasing covert operations against Iran. “Predictably, aggressive acts will provoke retaliation from Iran ̵...