Archive | February, 2012

Special: Press-stream of Oscar Win for Best Foreign Language Film for Asghar Farhadi’s ‘A Separation’

Snippets of sentiment and buzz captured throughout the day, surrounding the first ever Iranian film to win an Oscar, an event that will go down in history as coming at just the right moment–a time when some politicians and media clamor for war.

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Special: A Dichotomy of the “Chatter” vs. Instagrams from Iran

Acknowledging Iran in the drowning din of media chatter

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Iran Live-blog: 25 Bahman, One Year Later

Last year, tens of thousands Iranians protested in solidarity with uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Several people were killed, hundreds were arrested. Today we watch for signs of renewed protests.

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Video: Censorship and Power in Iran – Panel discussion featuring Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari and Joel Simon

This is a must-watch video with a lively discussion and Q&A debate. In particular, there is a part of the [...]...

What happened to Iran’s Green Movement?

When every single avenue of organization and communication is either controlled, completely blocked, or under attack by the state apparatus,...

How an explosive Wikileaks revelation about Supreme Leader’s top aide seeking U.S. government money for presidential run might help Ahmadinejad and his right-hand man, Mashaei

Laura Rozen reports in Al-Monitor’s Back Channel on the explosive Wikileaks US cable that implicates Ayatollah Khamenei’s top ai...

Live Report – Former Iran Minister of Interior “We have plans should Mashaei run for elections.”

President Barack Obama's 2013 Nowruz Speech to Iranians: "As a new spring begins I remain hopeful that our two countries can move beyond ten...

Video: Iran and U.S. Wrestling Diplomacy – Iranian Fans Go Crazy for U.S. Team

The Iranian and U.S. wrestling teams have provided both countries with a rare opportunity......

Protests Erupt over Currency Crisis

James Miller, manning the INN desk today while Dave Siavashi is on the road:  ...