Iran's win-win policy on asylum seekers to the West
Most Iranian asylum seekers to Western countries are bogus. But the Iranian regime refuses to take them back. Not for the first time, they know exactly what they are doing in their win-win policy
- 22 April 2015
How Iran exploits fear of its own "hardliners"
Iran always raises the spectre of "hardliners" to frighten ordinary Iranians into compliance with fake "moderates". It does much the same with the outside world which, at least in the person of Barack Obama, appears gullible enough to fall for the ruse. Don't be fooled. The Communists tried this too
- 11 March 2015
Iran's desperate call for "economic jihad"
Iran's call for "economic jihad" points to serious concerns held by Iranian authorities
- 21 February 2013
Listening to the streets of Tehran: Sanctions are hurting
Iran's current economic situation is untenable. If the leadership is concerned with the well-being of the Iranian people, it must strike a deal with the international community
- 21 January 2013
Iran is in social and economic meltdown
With unemployment soaring and the advent of hyperinflation, the plight of ordinary workers just gets worse and worse
- 26 December 2012
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