The Great Satan Myth. We have discussed the US supported coup of 1953 on MeFi before. Now, Abbas Milani, provides some more context to the complex relationship of the two countries.
posted by lenny70 on Dec 11, 2009 - 13 comments

Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran. "A glorious past inspires a conflicted nation."
posted by homunculus on Aug 4, 2008 - 35 comments

The Shah of Iran talks about torture, his own popularity, and corruption.
posted by BuddhaInABucket on Jul 19, 2007 - 23 comments

Guess who's building nuclear power plants. Short memories or hypocrisy ?
posted by Substrata on Apr 3, 2007 - 50 comments

"'Who has this picture?' he asked, his voice rising. 'Nobody.'" He won a Pulitzer in 1980 for "Spot News Photography" , but didn't, or couldn't, take credit. (via [1] [2] [3])
posted by bardic on Dec 5, 2006 - 25 comments