BELIEVERS Love and Death in Tehran

Marc Grossman and John Limbert (Mazda Publishers 2020) Reviewed by Shahrokh Ahkami Both authors of this book have enjoyed careers servicing their country. John Limbert worked for thirty -four years in the... Read more »

A Year On, Questions Haunt Iran’s Downing of Ukrainian Plane

VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – When Navaz Ebrahim learned that a Ukrainian plane had fallen from the sky near Iran’s capital, she didn’t realize her older sister was on the... Read more »

Trump Acknowledges Transition After Calls for His Ouster

VOA — WASHINGTON – With pressure mounting in Washington for his early removal from office over his followers’ rampage through the U.S. Capitol, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday indicated he is... Read more »

US Congress Certifies Biden Election Victory

VOA — WASHINGTON – The U.S. Congress certified Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the November presidential election, completing its constitutional duty early Thursday after being forced to evacuate the Capitol when a... Read more »

US Capitol riots: World leaders react to ‘horrifying’ scenes in Washington

BBC — World leaders have condemned violent scenes in Washington after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday. The riot forced the suspension of a joint session... Read more »

EU ‘Highly Concerned’ About Iran Nuclear Enrichment

VOA — The European Union Tuesday expressed grave concern about reports from the U.N. nuclear watchdog that Iran had resumed enriching uranium and said it would continue working to salvage the multi-national... Read more »

US Targets Iran’s Steel Industry With New Sanctions

VOA — The United States has sanctioned entities and individuals associated with Iran’s steel industry, the U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday, the latest move in a U.S. pressure campaign against Tehran in... Read more »

Half of COVID Victims are People of Color and Immigrants!

Shahrokh Ahkami Persian Heritage, #99, Winter 2020 On behalf of myself and all the staff at Persian Heritage we wish all the Christians around the world and the people of Iran, all... Read more »

Lebanese Bristle Over Iran Commander’s Comments Regarding Hezbollah Missile Capabilities

VOA — AMMAN – Lebanese Sunni Muslims, Christians, and others are condemning recent remarks by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who claimed that Lebanon owed its... Read more »

Iran seizes South Korean-flagged oil tanker

DW — Iranian forces captured the South Korean-flagged chemicals tanker in the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz. Tehran wants US sanction-related funds frozen in South Korean banks released. Revolutionary Guards in speed boats... Read more »