VOA — DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — A loud explosion at a military plant in Iran’s central city of Isfahan was caused by an “unsuccessful” drone attack, Iranian state media reported Sunday, citing... Read more »
RFI — Iran has vowed it will respond to new sanctions imposed by the European Union and Britain over Tehran’s handling of months-long protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa... Read more »
Speech by Dr. Shahrokh Ahkami at IAMA, May 2022 — Persian Heritage, #107, Winter 2022 — Before starting my speech, I must pay tribute to the founder of the Iranian-American Medical... Read more »
Iranians, because of the way they have been displayed in the media and movies, are perceived by many as a group of uncivilized and uneducated individuals, living in clay huts, riding camels... Read more »
M. Reza Vaghefi, Ph.D. — Introduction The above headline (N.Y.T. January 9, 2020) is followed by a detailed accounting of downing of Iran Air 655 during which 290 people including 66... Read more »
— Persian Heritage – #107, Winter 2022 — My Universe: Going to the Boundaries of Human Curiosity, Hormoz Mansouri (Savvy Book Marketing 2022) This book is dedicated to the author’s father Mansour Mansouri,... Read more »
N. Kanani — Persian Heritage – #107, Winter 2022 — “Hafiz is most assuredly a poet worthy to sup with gods.” — Sir William Jones With regard to Lord Byron’s parody, Anna... Read more »
Shahrokh Ahkami — Persian Heritage #107 – Winter2022 — I wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. This year again was filled with the suffering of people. They suffered from... Read more »
VOA — Iranian dissident journalist Keyvan Samimi, imprisoned since December 2020, was released Thursday, his family told AFP. Samimi, age 74, had been sentenced to three years in prison for “conspiracy against... Read more »
VOA — Facing crippling economic sanctions, inflation and widespread social unrest, the Iranian government has boosted oil sales to China at a highly discounted price. Iran does not publish statistics about its... Read more »