Obama vs Ahmadinejad

When US armed forces and NATO troopers launched attacks against Taliban back in Oct 2001, intelligence and espionage assistants were given to coalition forces by reformist Iranian government , in cooperation with US forces, it was for the first time after the Islamic revolution when Iranian regime was along side with US and it had the same interest as USA.

Along with domestic pressure by hardliners, reformist president Khatami's only hope was that cooperation would result in to improve relation and mutual interest between two nations. But when president bush named Iran as a member of axis of evil reformists found themselves in quandary.

Hardliners were accusing reformists of falling short against United States, and they propagandized reformers as traitors who gave in Islamic revolution's goals and ideals to liberalism.

Later with spread of poverty and despair through out the country conservative candidate Ahmadinejad took advantage of destitution and strapped families. With such slogans like fight against corruption and fair distribution of country's wealth he won presidential election in 2005.

At the same time USA government was struggling in Iraq, thousand of soldiers were deployed to Iraq and because of USA unilateral preemptive attack which didn't has the UN approval, situations were not as the same as in Afghanistan (like lack of worldwide collaboration and support because of unjustified war on terror), Iran is a powerful neighbor of Iraq and for twenty years was the asylum of hundreds of opponent Iraqis. That time Iranian government learned its lesson and changed its cooperative policy completely. When in 2008 president Obama won the election, with support of majority of congress and public opinion who were disgusted with republicans warmongering approach. He began to normalize USA foreign policy and to reprise lost chances like 2001 teaming up with Iran and chance for direct negotiation but situation was different reformists were defeated by conservatives.

First steps for Obama were to bring back lost chances and trust to US allies and to purify USA's visage even though main foreign policy remain unchanged, now president obama is facing a lot of domestic and international problems on the one hand recession needs to work out and laws of filing for bankruptcy and foreclosures need to reconsider, but plans to do those like health care are being encountered huge oppositions by republican, Tea party and riches who are accusing president obama for executing socialistic nationwide plans, but still blue color families and less developed regions support it. War costs and DREAM ACT ramifications (which it guarantees provisional green cards for immigrants in return for joining the army) are creating a bleak future for less educated citizens because of abundant of skilled and high educated citizen to be immigrants.

In the other hand president Obama failed to deal with demagogues Iranian president and cost of ostracizing Iranian regime are weakening USA companies like oil and petroleum companies and recently USA is coerced  to make reprisal to consequential loss of those companies.

Still President Obama's success depends on how he will get along with those problems and how he will justify his actions. But indications show that his approach stands in sharp favor of ordinary Americans exhausted of warmongers and he still benefits from mass support of citizens  

Now it's president Ahmadinejad's turn who likes to challenge west norms very much when he took power even the most Pessimistic political analyzers could not predict that his administration would lead to five sets of new sanctions on Iran. At first his victory was a huge relief for poor families, but actions like distribution of money to poor people, granting short term loans for freelancers and entrepreneurs backfired and rose inflation rate and cost of commodities, imports took a heavy toll and exports were facing unprecedented pressures and lack of customers, government's popularity through out the country plunged headlong and those unhappiness epitomized in 2009 presidential election's huge demonstrations.

So did president Ahmadinejad do anything useful ever?

In a nut shell Iranian economy for long time (even before Islamic revolution ) was suffering from Dependant on oil incomes and subsidies, low price gasoline and electricity was creating a big bubble   of wastefulness and deprived private section's invigoration  and industrial modernization  from sufficient budget.

Some of the most important decisions of president Ahmadinejad were to correcting system of subsidies, preventing tax evasion and actualizing of energy prices, which improved market's potential for competitiveness and efficiency, along with international pressures his government is breaking new grounds to neutralize sanctions and somehow it cut out for them so far. 

In conclusion indications prominently show that president Ahmadinejad is not going to fall short against president Obama but day to day cost of sanctions on Iran make it more difficult for him, and yet we should wait to see which one of Iranian government's brinkmanship and resistance or USA government die hard diplomatic solution   will come out first.

United Nations: General Assembly 2010 Edition

Again world leaders are gathering together in New York for another round of meetings and joint committees. The reason for gathering is to improve cooperation spirit and to expand world leadership from a few superpowers to majority of international community. The fact may not matter about United Nations and its effect on peace, but the speeches and reactions is really matter for every one of us.

Some of famous and controversial participators are president Obama   , president sarkozy , and of course a real big fish president Ahmadinejad.

Beside the first two, the third always was trying to be different from the others .today I review and summarize his agenda, proposals, and of course disputable charges from two point of view his fans and critics.

Needless to say, there is a kind of misunderstanding about role of president Ahmadinejad in Iran, in which sometimes people misinterpret Iranian president as Iran's leader which is not true. According to Iran's constitution, commander in chief, supervisor and coordinator of Islamic republic's policy is the supreme leader (of the revolution) and president is the head of cabinet (like prime minister in France).

As always president Ahmadinejad accused western countries of trampling weaker countries rights especially Palestinians, and defended Iran's uranium enrichment and nuclear programs. He addressed other countries delegations and encouraged them to stand against unilateral and biased system and approach of international agencies like UNSC and IAEA.  

On the one hand critics saying he didn't spent his speech time for clarifying Iranian's rights and policy as much as he talked about Israel or other countries like Palestinian territory since he is not the real representative of Iranians and doesn't care about their prosperity, and they referring to  2009 disputable election and nationwide objections, but on the other hand his supporters and proponents believe he had enough guts to challenge superpowers and defend downtrodden nations rights, they justifying charges he pressed on western countries like US as the clandestine truth behind a bunch of lies .

One of president Ahmadinejad's newest accusation was his remarks about 9/11 terrorist attack on New York world trade centers in which he claimed most people in the world believe that the United States was behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terror, "The time has come to establish a fact finding committee to shed light on doubts" he said, that it simultaneously was faced by European countries walkout and US denunciation and condemnation

People are asking questions why in this time when four sets of comprehensive sanctions were imposed on Iran, and Iranians are suffering from lack of international banking and modern industrial equipments and spares, he made such anxious statements like back when he said holocaust should be scrutinize.

Critics believe such incendiary statements are diversions from horrendous pressures and problems that his government currently is facing from international community and domestic contradictions, by those statements he wants to delude public opinions from fierce vulnerability of his government.  But supporters are stressing western countries should be given a dose of their own medicine, scandal.For example some of his statements are:

President Ahmadidinejad compared execution of Teresa Lewis (Virginia retarded criminal) to stoning of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (charged with secret affairs and participating in murder).

He analogized contradictions with founding of Islamic center near Ground zero to ethnic and religious discrimination.

He was corresponding sanctions with illegal and unfair resolutions.

He also claimed that Iran has the most democratic regime around the world and no one is in prison because of political contradictions.

In respond to those allegations specially 9/11 claim,President Barack Obama said "Well, it was offensive. It was hateful."  
Whatever what the truth is or who is telling the truth (which conclusion about those is up to you and your knowledge about politic tricks), circumstances didn't get better and conflicts between Iran and superpowers keep on; and again United Nation failed to keep the peace.

Does US government really care about human rights?

For years a lot of human rights associations and NGOs were fighting against discrimination and inequality all around the world, efforts are enormous ,results aren't so much , back when Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote uncle tom's cabin , no one expected ,it would lead to the American civil war and abolitionism , later in 1920 when women were granted voting right , only non governmental movements were the reason of social awakening , of course when demands rose , politicians took advantages , and even became proponent , like Abraham Lincoln .

Jane Addams, Martin Luther King, all are US civil rights heroes, after a lot of campaigns  , these days USA is well known as a land of freedom and democracy , and American dream is a wish for people all around the world specially who are living in third world countries.

But truth may bother you, when you hear that US government compromises human rights for its benefit not for Americans but because of multinational and oil companies, when you hear that US government is silencing about Human rights violations in China, Tibet, Chinese Muslims  , Chechnya ,Rwanda , Saudi Arabia , Emirate ,  Afghanistan , Iraq ,etc. you may say it's non of my business it's up to people of those countries above and US isn't world police ,we have plenty of problems inside to solve , it's true when you have problems of your own , there is no room for paying attention to the others .

It is rational as long as we do not consider USA influence on international affairs, unfortunately for decades US government was interfering in many countries internal affairs for economic deals, military concessions, political consultant and so on.

 That is why now US government has to take responsibility for consequences in those countries it was interfering.  

Did you know the reason of saddam hussain's becoming Iraq leader was US approval and support , (historians believe if in 1991 US didn't evade no fly zone over Iraq, saddam didn't get the chance to suppress revolution in shitte regions ),or in Afghanistan did you know who provide Taliban with weapons and ammunitions and train them, yes US intelligence services did that .

So what this have to do with Iran, in the era of imperial regime CIA backing coup (1953) against national government kept monarch in power, for almost thirty years, under imperial regime every opposer and critic faced with prison and torture, US meddling in Iran's interior affairs like army , economy , policy and even entertainment and culture, disgusted people with US government, and those disgustingness leaded to Islamic revolution, now after thirty years of Islamic revolution things didn't improve, again government is keeping its totalitarian style, but situation is a bit different. Current regime is standing against US government's demands like relinquishing of nuclear program, missile program, Islamic culture, and synchronizing of Iranian foreign policy with west.

US government now is so worry about Iranian's human rights, women, religious minorities, and is condemning Iranian government for it.

The fact is all human rights allegations (which somehow exist in Iran) are just pretext to put more pressure on Iranian government, and human right standards which US civil right movements fought for, today are becoming US government Inducement for pressuring countries, and if Iranian government complies with US government today, tomorrow morning it will be the only democratic regime in middle east by biased news corporations.

The point is everyone who has doubt about US human right (double) standards and is not interested in foreign countries misery which were created by US government  , must review foreclosure and unemployment statistics of blacks and immigrants in US or contradictions with park 51 in Manhattan , or Virginia execution of a women with IQ of 70 , or Arizona law and so on.

Today we are all responsible of what is happening all around the world because what people have been through in countries like Iran it might happen to every one of us and our silence is a permission to encourage tyrants.    

10 obstacles which have been preventing new war on Iran:

In previous post I mentioned that there are warning signs that might put us in new trouble. new war , some believe with current Iranian government's recalcitrant behavior toward international community specially united nation security council's resolutions war is inevitable , others believe new war will demolish shaky peace in middle east and no one should consider military option against Iran, but till collision point , there are a lot of obstacles which have been preventing war until now. Here are those obstacles:

1. China : as a new world power has a lot of interests in relation with Iran , because of its energy hunger economy  , from the beginning of Islamic republic era , both had great economic transactions , but now china is not only using Iran as a energy resource and its intact market  but  using it as bargaining chip for the balance of power as well , in one side it is voting against Iran in favor of US ( to maintain American companies investments  and US government's silence about human rights in china,etc  ) , and in other side it is taking advantages of sanctions by using tremendous concessions that are given by Iranian regime to it , in the lack of other trading partners ( that are banned to trade with Iran by UNSC permanent members vote like china)  it is obvious that china will resist every options that jeopardizes its benefits like preemptive attack on Iran . 
2. Russia : history of relationships between Iran and Russia is always full of ups and downs , Islamic revolution was  challenging soviet union in central Asia's Muslim countries and specially in Afghanistan for years .But after the fall of hammer and sickle flag , Russia's new administration realized the importance of strong relationship with Iran , so they have been selling armaments to Iran so far and they keep Iran as a key ally in contradiction and the balance of power against  US ,like china ,for the Russians , loss of Islamic republic is like of yielding middle east to their old time enemy, US.
3. Iran's proxies in middle east , Lebanon , Hezbollah : a shitte group which is supplying by Syria and particularly Iran , Hezbollah is claiming that they are resisting Israeli's  occupation and aggression .despite allegations the fact is ,it  has Irrefragable  popularity in Lebanon ,each attack on iran indubitably will endanger Israel .
4. Iran's proxies in middle east , Palestine , Hamas  : after parliament election in 2006 hamas gained legal power in Palestine but controversial conflicts with  Palestinian authority leaded to concentrating of hamas group in Gaza strip , Iran is one of few countries which are supporting Gaza , hamas , and annihilating of Islamic republic will permit hamas to cross the borders and also lines .
5. Iranian military: Iran is totally different from Iraq or Afghanistan, in case of military capabilities Iran is so strong that some experts analogize war on Iran to the beginning of wwIII ,  abundance of man power and natural resources  and longtime investments in military industries have made Iran a major manufacturer of weapons specially sophisticated missile systems in the region. Iran always threatens that every attack will be responded by Iranian's intense retaliation.
6. US economic deficit and recession: each unsuccessful strike on Iran or Iran's nuclear facilities may conclude to collapse of stock markets and US economy; cost of new war may force US taxpayers to rebellion.
7. Muslim countries reaction against war on iran : so far muslim's pride was trampled twice ( Iraq , Afghanistan ) by US and NATO and new war will make Muslims all around the world Sympathizing with Iran and it could lead to terrorist attacks .
8. Public opinions ; united states government's reputation in public opinions inside US and outside now, is  cynical and aggressive and new war will defame it , and will disappoint  US citizens from president Obama's change slogan ,even more.
9. Oil: historians believe current human being's misery is because of Oil ,Iran as a second exporter of Opec oils ,plays a major role in oil pricing, each war definitely will rise oil price even to two hundred dollars per each barrel , if Iran's threat of blocking of strait of hurmoz in Persian Gulf with US possible failure to find replacement for Iranian oil, happens simultaneously with each other , the result will be terrible .
10. lack of suitable weapons: Israel is one of Iran's archenemies and its background proved it wouldn't stand middle east countries procurement of nuclear arsenals (to conserve its superior position), but problems with Iran are long distance between two countries and lack of long range bombers and laser guided and bunker buster bombs , and recently Iranian military achievement of using modern air defense systems make it so risky for every unilateral preemptive attack on Iran by Israel. 

Not to leave unsaid each attack on Iran will destroy Iranians efforts to have freedom and democratic government and will lead to more violence in the region, so it is a great advice for all those who make decisions, to reconsider their minds, and about their own people.

10 alarming signs which warmongers may declare war on Iran:

We decide to analyze 10 signs which could lead to start another war in Middle East. US army as most invincible armed forces, according to its inventory of conventional and unconventional weapons , military bases all around the world ,allies , war experiences ,economical and industrial capabilities  and above all being far away from battle fields  is a major threat to its enemies.

For almost three decades of establishment of Islamic republic in Iran and collapse of imperial regime which was a key ally to west , we are seeing harsh rhetoric from both US and Islamic republic , but there are obstacles which have been preventing war so far ,and if those remove ,war will be began soon.

1. US government fails to recover recession: experiences like WWII proved that war is a huge gift for US economy to flourish, recently some news were announced that Saudi Arabia is willing to buy more than 60 billion armaments and military equipments which experts estimate that will create seventy thousand jobs across US states.
2. Continuity of Islamic republic's defiance against west: president Obama is under pressure for his campaign promises like solving Iran's nuclear problem by public opinion, republicans, tea party and particularly Israel.
3. lack of success in Iraq ,Afghanistan ,Lebanon ,and Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations : Iran as most influential country in middle east has key role in stabilizing and also destabilizing of  the region and if it continues to its independent and defiant policy ,us politicians may will be forced to choose military action.
4. US and NATO troops exiting from Iraq, Afghanistan and navy from Persian gulf: Iran is manufacturing and acquiring lots of missile systems and weapons that announced it will use them in response to any military aggression .each military withdraw is complete sign of not only mission accomplishing but preventing mass casualties by US army in Iran's neighboring countries which may will be caused by Iranian army.

5. Completing of missile defense system in Persian Gulf countries: for any military action against Iran  and to obtain permission to use Arabian countries soils for its troops, US must assure those countries, safety by equipping them with sophisticated defense systems. 
6.  Next US congressional and presidential elections : democrats and specially president Obama need to fulfill their voters demand (which is terminating Iran's so called  nuclear threat) , and destroying Iran's nuclear facilities may meet US hardliners and Israelis demands .
7. Sanctions fail to weaken and punish Iran: and that would be a decisive sign of possible US attack or unilateral attack by Israel.
8. Accidental events and excuses or sudden proofs: (fake) proofs, like what was shown to us by Colin Powell about Iraq's mass destruction weapons or accidental events like assassination of the archduke (of Austria) which leaded to WWI.
9. Continuity of contradictions in Iran: Iranian proved if their country will be attacked by foreign countries they will forget all about their problems and disagreements, they will unify against aggressor (like 8 year Iraq-Iran war) and Iranian government knows it well, and there are probabilities that if government wont be able to repress the oppositions it may misleads opinions and exploit any war to crush oppositions. 
10. Iran procurement of nuclear arsenal: which was unlikely so far.

 As mentioned, with all signs above there are a lot of difficulties and obstacles within US or Israeli determination for attacking Iran which maintain unstable peace between US and Islamic republic so far  ,in the next post we will look over those obstacles and find how to avoid new war.

Do iranians hate jews?

Just wait till the end of the post and you will find your impartial answer.

 We knew that jewish people have unfortunately deplorable history of diaspora , slavery, torture , sanctions and anti-Semitism.

When Nebuchadnezar ancient Babylonian  king conquered Jerusalem (6^th century  bc) and evicted jews and exiled them to Babylon ,they were living in misery and disappointment until righteous king was born and new empire blossomed  .when cyrus's reputation was heard by jews, they got enthusiastic about his just , governance .

soon a group of jews's leaders secretly escaped and went to cyrus' court , and when they arrived they were received warmly by cyrus .They complained against Babylonian's cruelty to cyrus and begged him to help .

It was risky and dangerous and until then no one had accepted their pleas. Persian empire  was at its springtime, but Babylonians were so strong and no one could defeat them .

But determined decisions are made by determined rulers ,and cyrus did that ,he decided to liberate jews and to punish Babylonians for their brutality , diplomatic negotiations fell short so thousands of Iranian soldiers were deployed to Babylon and they put their lives in danger to conquer Babylonian and to liberate jews , finally with cyrus's intelligence and Iranian soldiers bravery Babylonians were defeated .

Cyrus didn't take revenge of Babylonians (despite those days fashion of beheading and torturing ) and respect them, for the first time in mankind history, he ordered the human rights he freed jews and provided them with supplies and money and escorted them to the Jerusalem a part of jews who witnessed Iranians generosity, decided not to go to Jerusalem and to immigrate to Persia (current iran ) instead, and to live under Iranians just and comfort. (this story is written in old testament too ).

Cyrus the Great with freed jews

Years and centuries passed Iranian recognized jewish people as inseparable part of their society muslims, jews and Christians lived together brotherly (yes sometimes there was discrimination but it is inseparable part of multicultural society too ) until the WWII, when sorrowfully a lot of jews were slaughtered by Nazis .

After the war, coalition forces particularly Britain decided to solve their problem of anti-semitisim in European countries  by establishing Zionist party and sending jews to promised land (as they call it ) a land which was calm until then, and different people with different faiths were living together with no significant problems .

With more immigrants were arriving more clashes were happening  ,disputed claims were made , with inflammatory role of some western and eastern countries soon wars began thousand of innocent people were died and millions of natives   were forced to abandon their homes, it was (is) unbelievable to see people can go on to do others what was once done to it.

Jews continue to live with their muslim neighbors but Zionism somehow was a threat for them as they sometimes were considered as Zionists (who forced palestinans to abandon their homes ) by arabs.

Muslim governments like Iranian have the obligation towards their public's opinion  and that’s why we see hostile rhetoric from both Israeli and Iranian governments every so often.

But the truth that is hidden, is that still a lot of jews live in iran and even in 8 year war between iran and iraq a lot of patriot iranian jews were killed in defence of their homeland .

Iranian have no animosity  against jews , some of  reason for would be their freedom to have churches ,they have advocates and members in parliament and even exclusive permission to travel back and forth to israel ( current Iranian government archenemy ),etc.

Iranian synagogue shiraz
courtesy of www.iranjewish.com

Now the important matter is type of Israeli regime ,Zionism which every day become more aggressor (some may disagree and that would be respected ) that not only iranian's government opposes but whole muslim countries and even western countries criticize it .

As a result Iranians do not hate jews at all , and even before they  sacrificed themselves for their liberation and prosperity , but most of them have some serious criticizes against Zionism like other people all around the world.

What is the problem with Iranians ?

A question that might everybody who lives in Europe or north america asks.

But the answer depends on how you see Iranians and how you get your information about them because a good answer needs  accurate question and if you get your information by biased Iranian state run media or west's giant news corporation it's time to read the truth. 

After the Islamic revolution in iran (1979) an allied regime of west specially US was overthrown by islamists, Marxists, and  later a national government took power and hold sway but islamists who had the population support exploited the people's unawareness of politic and  in the absence of  independent intellectuals and wise politicians ;national government resigned and the era of islamists began .

First it was simple and easy everyone who opposed  them  was accused by islamists of treachery and spying but later islamist did realize that people wont tolerate their behavior no more, and then they decided to brainwash people by medias and speeches, it was success but not for long time.

 state of the art technologies like satellite tv's and internet  challenged the government and day to day people hungry for information, got more suspicious and distrusted toward government.

Propaganda intensified, pro government rallies became routine and Islamic government invited foreign journalists to came by and hold interviews and take picture of those demonstrations beside journalists and reporters were banded to go out and about by government and their work were(are) under restriction  and supervision  .

Stuttgart power of people
courtesy of mtu.edu

Due to those fake rallies, interviews, and flag burning, western medias broadcasted the incorrect information about iran.

When iran in respond to west's sanctions established its missile program western medias got horrify and they did conclude that iran is up to something unusual, and their concerned didn't relieve by iran's pursuing of nuclear program (which Iranian government always claimed that it is for peaceful purposes and no certain evidence  that proofs iran is going to build atomic arsenals, Announced by IAEA yet).

In the other side European countries and united state of America when lost their market and benefits in iran and their trusted ally collapsed and suddenly became their archenemy (as they call it ) they changed their comportment to hostility towards Iranians.

Everyday propaganda against iran intensified ,Iranians were introduced as pro violence and terrorisim (despite of their interest in peace and  history of non hostile diplomacy and aggression) and  regretfully bush administration called iran  a member of axis of evil and rogue state (regardless of the fact Iranians were separated from their regime by him ).

 and this animosity Continued so far only Iranians suffer from both inside and outside 

they have to bear international economic embargos and untrue stigmas from the outside ,and government's restriction and discrimination from inside of the country.

Now Iranians need international support and sympathy instead of disgrace and defamation.

In conclusion the answer of the question above could be that Iranians will not give up their hopes and will never surrendering under pressure and tyranny from both outside and inside and that definitely would be a problem for every body who oppose them. 

  

Iran through history

Part one: workers and businessmen

For the oldest country of the globe it has been always a struggle to administrate economy and provide people with welfare and to create an acceptable work environment.

according to archaeologists  and historians cyrus the great (550 BC) the founder of Achaemenian dynasty ,was first one in whole world who declared freedom to choose jobs and prohibited slavery across his empire (Persian empire).

Later his true successor  Darius continued cyrus's order and even gave laborers daily permission and particularly insurances .

cyrus the great

The equality of work conditions and payments between men and women workers was  Masterpiece of Achaemenian for almost 200 hundred years ,and even when womens were getting pregnant they could take sick permission.

After  Achaemenian two Iranian major dynasties somehow keep Achaemenian tradition until new muslim arabs arrived and invaded iran and despite iranian's resistance they defeated (year 644) .

Things got changed the first order for Iranian who refused to became muslim was to give up their possessions and work for their new foremen, arab masters.

Slavery became a regular norm and women did force to stay at home or become servants or  pleasing appliance.

But situation for a part of Iranian who became muslim was better they were granted freedom by occupiers under supervision.

Achaemenian's masterpiece perspolice

Iranian learned how to got along with their new rulers and even traded with them soon Iranian became consultant and conductor of arab's businesses.

combination of  Iranian's finance science and islam's faith (like prohibition of lucre and importance of   Bailment)

again created a great civilization between 5s to 16s centuries and made them a great trading partners for whole world.
  In the early 16s with Europe's Renaissance  muslims and specialy iranian's businesses  left behind  because of many reasons like fundamentalism, spread of corruption among governors, incompetence rulers and lack of reconstruction and rehab of destroyed cities remained of mogul barbaric invasion, suddenly in a glimpse in the era of industrial revolution peoples in muslim countries  were still illiterate and suspicious of modern science and technology.

But after collapse of the only two muslim empire (ottoman and Persian )

And declaration of independence of more muslim countries, reforms began and businesses did rejuvenate ,parliaments founded and governments did realize that modernizing is so necessary ,in iran when pahlavi dynasty took power in the early 1920s  by overthrowing Qajars modernizing  sped up .

So far in iran a lot of economic plans and programs executed but nothing near Achaemenian  did happen and still Iranian especially workers and businessmen trying to have better work condition like  what Achaemenian  did have in 2500 years ago.

what's the difference between arabs and iranians?

 For centuries there has been misunderstanding about  iranian's nationality  despite of their long history and civilization;here is a general comparison between iranians and arabs :

they are similar to each other a lot for example the important ones are :

1. in religion they both are muslims (in iran mostly).
2. the countries which they belong to are mainly placed in middle east (regardless of the fact before 17s century most of central asia and even india was a major part of iran's territory) .
3. they both witnessed a lot of conflicts and invasions .
4. they both have a Totalitarian regimes . 
5. in western public opinion they both Are known as  arabs and regretfully terrorists !
6. mustache and beard isn't so voguish and women are not Illiterate and ugly (the fact is in iran the percentage of female students granted and accepted in colleges is somehow twice)  

 with all Likeness above there is some differences which make them different :

1. most of iranian are shiite  muslim but arabs are mainly sunni (the difference is like kind of catholics and evangelicals ) 
2. their languages; iranians speak farsi or persian but arabs speak guess what;that's true arabic.
3. despite of their same type of government; iranians  always proofed that they wont tolerate tyrants and wont be oppressed for long time.
4.  unlike westerner's knowledge iran's territory consist of not only barren desserts but a lot of fascinating rivers ,lakes,waterfalls and even snowy mountains.

5. a few iranians used camels in past not today ; but  arabs like them so much and keep using them not for transportation vehicles  but for amusement like pets!
6. iranian and arabs are not of a same race arabs are arab and iranians are iranian or persian (iran as multicultural society  and its rich history; is  comprises of different races like azari, Baluchi,kurd,... and beliefs and through out experiences and history iranians learned to team up with each other and live together with great relation and trust.)
7. unlike arabs most of iranians are interested in west's culture and ideals but their government do not; unlike arabian's governments.

Iran to release one of three captured US hikers

The three Americans are reportedly being held in the Evin prison

Iran is to free on Saturday one of three detained American hikers accused of espionage, officials in Tehran say.

An Iranian official named her as Sarah Shourd, 31. No reason has been given for her release.

She was seized with Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 27, last July. Tehran accuses them of entering illegally and having links to US intelligence.

The hikers' families say they were in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region and unintentionally crossed the border.
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Analysis
Jon Leyne

On Thursday, reporters in Tehran received the text message from the Iranian culture ministry, which - according to the Associated Press - said: "The release of one of the detained Americans will be on Saturday, 0900am at the Estaghlal hotel."

This is the same hotel in Tehran where the parents of the Americans were allowed to briefly meet them in May.

The mothers of the three hikers released a joint statement saying they had not been contacted by the Iranian government.

"We have seen the news reports and are urgently seeking further information," a joint statement from Cindy Hickey, Nora Shourd and Laura Fattal said.

"We hope and pray that the reports are true and that this signals the end of all three of our children's long and difficult detention."

The Americans have been held in Tehran's Evin prison.

They have not been publicly charged.

Cindy Hickey, mother of hiker Shane Bauer: "I'm excited for a release"

In December, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said they would stand trial, but he did not specify on what charges.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Tehran to free the hikers, and said that any charges would be unfounded.
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so that's it after a year of  fearful rhetoric finally iran accept the allegation claimed by us that three hikers were only visitors and were wasted of beautiful nature who were also lost and Mistakenly crossed the border

but the question is why and how they have been captured for almost a year?

the news is that iranian intelligence  always claimed that they are impersonated spies and they must go before court and make them a brilliant  bargaining chip.

 but when  they got into trouble because of western media's propaganda against stoning of a woman named Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani they obviously decided to exploit the situation and by releasing female hiker

in the name of human rights and respect for women  mislead western media's about brutal circumstances and  conditions of prisoners particularly political ones in iran.

the truth is officials in iran are frighten of people's respond.

and always broadcast misinformation and extravagant news about iran's advances to mislead their minds. 

after last years controversial  elections millions of brave iranian despair of west's support  came to street and rallied against government but they faced brutal crackdown and huge arrests under the shadow of west countries's silence.

and now people are asking question  about us dual standards and reaction against freeing of the hikers.

and they're worry that us will make a deal with iranian regime again; and will leave them alone and forget  all about iranian's freedom.