As President Obama's nuclear negotiations with the Islamic Republic have dragged on, there have increasingly been calls -- from the left, right, and the Iranian diaspora community -- for Obama to couple his engagement on the nuclear front with a more...

"Is this an erratic institution that closes its eyes and breaks the arms and legs of its brothers and sisters when they are ordered to do so," Mousavi asks, "or is it an institution with the deepest insight that can distinguish the right way from wrong...

Comparisons between the brutality of the current coup regime in Iran and that of the Shah are nothing new. So it was only fitting for the old monarchical anthem, Soroud-eh Shahanshahi, to be played when Ahmadinejad landed in Caracas today. (The song,...

Comparisons between the brutality of the current coup regime in Iran and that of the Shah are nothing new. So it was only fitting for the old monarchical anthem, Soroud-eh Shahanshahi, to be played when Ahmadinejad landed in Caracas today. (The song,...

Apologies for the recent slowdown in posting. I am in the process of completing my thesis, and so that has been occupying most of my time. Posting should resume on a regular basis beginning December 4th.