Reading Time: 4 minutes Today is the first day of our lord’s year of 2019, and it’s customary to post one’s resolutions for the new year. However, I don’t have any resolutions for myself, so I’m going to instead demand resolutions from the universe. I can’t, wouldn’t, and won’t predict what’s going to happen in 2019, but I can […]
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The Departure of Jim Mattis Is Bad News
Reading Time: 3 minutes James Mattis was the last and maybe the only Trump cabinet member who was truly a moderating influence and I’m deeply worried to see him go, as I think his departure really increases the likelihood of a war against Iran.
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Iran Q&A
Reading Time: 9 minutes I decided to ask my Facebook friends to ask me any questions they have about Iranian politics, history, and culture, thinking the questions and answers would make a good blog post. Feel free to ask your own questions in the comments. How popular is homeopathy? Both strands of it, the slightly more regulated kind and […]
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Meet MEK: the Terrorist Cult Supported by Trump Administration
Reading Time: 7 minutes It’s time for US liberals, progressives, and anyone who supports the idea of human rights to demand action against this terrorist group. The real reason that the Trump regime has been able to freely paternalize with MEK is the fact that there is radio silence in western media regarding them. It’s time to protest and demand the US to stop sponsoring this dangerous cult.
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Everyone Is Wrong But Me
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sometimes, I’m wrong. Sometimes, everyone is wrong but me. Here are some instances where that is so. (Everyone means lots of people). 1) Rouhani is still a fantastic president: Iran’s economy is in the toilet, and as a result, Rouhani has become an unpopular president. Almost no one stands to defend him these days. But […]
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Listen to Me Talk about Iran Deal on Naked Diner Podcast
Reading Time: < 1 minute As you might have heard, Trump recently violated the UN resolution enshrining the JCPOA (that is, the Iran deal) into international law and if you have followed this blog before, you’d know I really value this deal and welcomed it enthusiastically when it happened. Now, I have appeared on an episode of Naked Diner Podcast […]
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Hassan Rouhani Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
Reading Time: 3 minutes Rouhani deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the Iran deal and a lifetime of advocating for diplomacy in Iranian politics.
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Iranians Use Twitter to Voice Support for Rouhani after Tensions
Reading Time: 3 minutes As the elected and unelected sectors of the Iranian regime are locked in an unprecedented open tension, Iranians use social media to voice their support for the president.
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Hassan Rouhani: the President We Need, the Candidate We Deserve
Reading Time: 7 minutes A formal endorsement of Hassan Rouhani for the president of Iran in 2017.
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Meet 6 People Running for 2017 Iranian Presidential Elections
Reading Time: 6 minutes A diplomat reformists, three conservatives, one a killer, one a thief, and one a nobody, plus two other dudes.