Faramarz Bakhtiar

Human rights conference, Belgium; Nov. 2008.          

The fact is that, Iran is a multinational land, where, 6 different ethno- lingual ethnicities have established a common historical heritage in the last 3000 years. These nationalities are: Kurds, Arabs, Turks, Baluchis, Fars, and also Lor & Bakhtiary, which I belong to. read more… »

Since the Beirut attack, US and citizens of many other countries have suffered more attacks at the hands of Hezbollah and other terrorists, backed by the regimes in Tehran and Damascus, which use terror and violence against innocent civilians. read more… »

The most senior US general in Iraq has said he has evidence that Iran was behind Sunday’s bombardment of Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone. read more… »

France urged Iran on Saturday to halt sensitive activities to allow talks on its nuclear programme to resume, as the latest report by the UN atomic watchdog gave fresh impetus for new sanctions. read more… »

The assassination of a top commander of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah has hastened the “certain death” of Israel, the top military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Thursday. read more… »

For nearly three decades, Afghans have endured war and foreign occupation, extreme poverty, and the Taliban. Yet some suffer more than others. Not all Afghans are created equal. Fatima Nazari wants to change that. read more… »

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a defiant tone Monday on the 29th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, vowing not to slow Iran’s nuclear program and announcing plans to launch more rockets into space as part of its drive to orbit a domestic satellite. read more… »

When he first entered the White House in 2001, President George W Bush had little idea, and less intention of, becoming involved in the complicated politics of the Middle East. read more… »

In a radical about-face, White House officials suddenly “discovered” Monday, Dec. 3, that Iran had halted it nuclear weapons program four years ago, but has continued to enrich uranium and could have enough material to build a bomb between 2010 and 2015. read more… »

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will show his preference for dialogue with Iran when he visits Tehran on Tuesday, amid calls from the West for stronger pressure on Iran to curb suspected plans for a nuclear bomb. read more… »