Arash Norouzi

President Barack Obama’s message of Change has reached Iran, but Iran is skeptical. Change is welcomed, they say, as long as it’s a real, substantive change and not just political maneuvering. Formal communication between the Obama administration and Iran officially commenced with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s letter of congratulations, released one day after the election on … Continue reading “Iran to Obama: Show Us the Change”

Have you heard the news? Iran is not Iraq. On the surface, the two neighboring countries seem similar enough. Iran and Iraq hold the world’s 2nd and 3rd largest oil reserves respectively, have Shi’ite majorities, share a long border, and fought a pointless, bloody eight-year war that cost over a million lives. Prior to the … Continue reading “Experts Agree: Iran Is Not Iraq”

For close to two years, the media has stubbornly clung to a long discredited story about the Iranian president’s alleged threat to "destroy Israel" with nuclear weapons Iran doesn’t have and denies any intent to acquire. "Wiped off the map, wiped off the map," they bleat incessantly, even though his actual words, "The Imam [Khomenei] … Continue reading “Caught Red-Handed: Media Backtracks on Iran’s ‘Threat’”

Across the world, a dangerous rumor has spread that could have catastrophic implications. According to legend, Iran’s president has threatened to destroy Israel, or, to quote the misquote, “Israel must be wiped off the map.” Contrary to popular belief, this statement was never made. On Tuesday, October 25th, 2005 at the Ministry of Interior conference hall in Tehran, newly elected Iranian President … Continue reading “‘Wiped off the Map’ – The Rumor of the Century”