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Iran’s Seat Does Not Belong to Clerical Rulers

On Wednesday, September 21, Iran’s state-run media announced that the two American hikers held in Iran, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, were being released after more than two years in custody, just in time for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech at the UN the following day. […]

Iran’s Seat Does Not Belong to Clerical Rulers2018-05-30T05:40:56+00:00

Golden Opportunity for President Obama

In a recent panel discussion on the future of the anti-regime uprisings in Iran, I was approached by a fellow Iranian, who told me of his participation in an anti-Shah rally. Back then, almost everyone, from President Jimmy Carter to most pundits, discounted the 1978 popular protests […]

Golden Opportunity for President Obama2018-05-30T05:40:57+00:00