This absence of Iranian voices in Argo is mirrored in the real world of 2013 as a different wound is growing in Iran -- a wound about which most Americans hear very little.
Sometimes overlooked in the debate over Iran's nuclear program is the deteriorating situation of ordinary people contending with sanctions in the Islamic Republic. The Iran Chronicles tries to rectify this lapse.
Bravo's latest reality series, "Shahs of Sunset" (Sun., 10 p.m. EST On Bravo), bears a close resemblance to the network's "Real Housewives" franchise,...
The government message is clear: communicating independently with Iranians or echoing their voices is not allowed. And it works.
This recent round of sanctions is an unjust act of economic warfare against the people of Iran, and another step in the wrong direction on our calamitous approach both to that country and the region.
If Rep. Gresham Barrett gets his way, all persons from Iran on student visas, temporary work visas, and exchange and tourist visas will have to leave the U.S. in 60 days, despite their legal status in this country.
Old media, and specifically CNN, are learning the difficult lesson that with or without their vast resources and state of the art studios, the Iranians' stories will be told. And they'll be told to tens of millions more viewers than cable and satellite programs tend to reach.
Today's protests are different. This is not about the West. It is about which revolutionary political camp will prevail in 2009 and a path that rejects the "secularism versus political Islam" dichotomy.
A connection has been made. A connection clearly seen between a young generation here in the United States and a young generation of Iranians who have taken to the streets.
Neda, I met you on video like the millions of people around the world this past weekend. In your silence, you have spoken to me louder than any voice ever has screaming for liberty and justice.
Just a few thoughts on the cable news media here in the US (and the delightful possibility of its extinction after the dust settles on all of this).
There has been a longstanding Iranian tradition of such largely nonviolent civil insurrections against imperialist powers and autocratic rulers. No outside power is needed to convince the Iranian people to rebel.
On June 12, Nigerian hopes were lost when the 1993 election was annulled. Sixteen Junes later, Iranians face a similar plight.
Thanks to these demonstrations, Mousavi is now firmly coming into his own as the leader of the opposition, and unless Ayotollah Khamenei acts fast, Ahmadinejad won't be the only one who has to step aside.
Obama's promise of a new day in U.S.-Iranian relations must be given the opportunity to bear fruit free from outside intervention.
The author is an Iranian student who writes under a pseudonym. Inside Iran, it is practically a given that religious people must also be devout sup...
Iranian men and women unapologetically enjoy each other's company, and, even as intimidation and penalties loom, they're quite public about their desire to live uninvaded lives.
President-elect Obama, Iranians are wonderful people. They don't deserve harm.
