Hossein, I have to disagree with you. I think we should participate. I don't know what it's like in Canada, but in the UK at the moment there is a lot of one-sided, anti-Iranian and biased news on the Nuclear issue so I do not apologise for actively correcting these news whilst not necessarily mentioning each and every wrong of the Iranian regime. The fact is that a war on Iran will not help the freedom/democracy movement, so my number one priority is to make sure that I can do whatever in my power to prevent this from happening. http://LondonCaspian.blogspot.com
- By: Navid on May 3, 2006

All the problems between Iran and United States is Iranian Oil Bourse. This is all about petrodollar warfare: Dollars, Euros and the Upcoming Iranian Oil Bourse
- By: Grace Smith on May 2, 2006

I have been watching the Bush administration positioning themselves for war over the last number of months. As a concerned global citizen, I am have become increasingly disturbed by the strident tones coming out of Washington and Teheran. I try to do my part, and regularly correspond with Americans online to try and change views. A few current examples. http://noleftturns.ashbrook.org/comment.asp?blogID=8438#comments http://www.blogger.com/publish-comment.do?blogID=15057243&postID=114609628520205046&r=ok I think we are running out of time. We need Iranian English speakers to appeal directly to the American public through blogs and other forums, to ask them to dissuade the American government from attacking Iran. You guys need to posting every day on multiple American blogs. Like here : http://www.nonsensicalravingsbyj...i.blogspot.com/ or here : http://www.boredsoldier.blogspot.com/ The Iranian and American people need to talk to each other and basically cut Bush and Ahmadinejhad out of the picture. Far too many Americans still view Iranians as deranged religious terrorists, you guys have got to change that view.
- By: Brian Coughlan on May 1, 2006

Hi.. I'm from Venezuela, and i red a lot about this issue... but reading this blog i realized that you are going thrugh the same problem as we, venezuelan, are... Every body out side Iran thinks that they know and understand iran's reality... but we're far from it... i really would like to get to know some of you so you can explain to me what it's really going on in Iran...
- By: Lilia Sardi on May 1, 2006

I'm from the U.S. and I think that the people have a right to new energy technologies. I trust most Iranian people just want power sources. It is too bad that most people around the world don't realize that nuclear power is bad and it should stop (in the U.S. and everywhere around the world). The problem is that I don't trust the the current political atmosphere of Iran's government or the U.S. They're clearly aggravating a situation where there could be so much more diplomatic progress. It would be wonderful if we could throw out all the bad leaders on an island with each other to fight it out and leave their citizens in peace.
- By: Lili on April 30, 2006

Well being from a thrid country i can`t comment much.But i don`t see any wrong in persuing for nuclear energy..what goes behind it can`t be stopped.Every regime in the world do take secretive decisions..some do it openly and others do it silently.If there is a war on the horizon let it happen let everyone know whats the truth.Iraq is the current truth..let iran be the next.Lets fight a find what is good and whats bad.
- By: Shanon on April 29, 2006

I really hope that the Iranian president is going to calm down a little bit, and I really hope that the more moderate forces get some power....I mean i'm from Germany and we aren't really into anything but the fear to get another war started, anywhere, makes me hope that the Iranian government can find a decision that will prevenz another war from happening. And i dont know if it is possible for the Iranian people to stand up for their beliefs and hopes, but if we would be in Europe i'd say get you asses up and do something.....but i really don't want to offend anyone, because I have no clue about the political habits in Iran, but allthough i hope that you guys get your freedom someday
- By: Ken Nabis on April 25, 2006

I agree completely that the anti-war faction closes its eyes before atrocities that are happening in Iran and focuses on the "imperialism of america" - hence why I don't want to have anything to do with these people. On another note... Khameini isn't even Iranian but traces his lineage to Arabs! If we are to have a King we will chose an Iranian one or one who calls himself Iranian and is proud of it and isn't afraid to say so - no more SEYEDS, no more MOLLAH's, no more ANTI-IRANIANS please.
- By: Aryamehr on April 25, 2006

Somehow, I doubt the Ayatollahs will leave quitely if asked, and how, until they are gone, could the Iranian people hold a referendum that would question the ayatollahs' authority? As for supporting or opposing western intervention, I have to ask if Iran really is in a state of peace, internally or externally. Peace isn't simply a matter of the absence of overt hostilities, but a state of being free of fear.
- By: Lynne on April 24, 2006

Hi... I am from Brazil, i am 17 years old and i live in my country. I don´t know many things about Iran´s intern politics for that reason i won´t say anything about this point and i beg your pardon about it, please. But let me tell you about my homeland´s experience with the American imperialist politics. My continent is being pillaged by USA along its History, through an organ called FMI and they wanna do ALCA. The USA make big mistakes and on many times they have a despot and devastating interventionaly politics. It´s illegal and warn us about their power around the world.
- By: Vanessa Vanderley on April 23, 2006

The case of Islamic Repubic of iran is so: Jürgen Habermas had a political awakening: "All at once we saw that we had been living in a politically criminal system." This horrific realization was to have a lasting impact on his philosophy, a vigilance against the repeating of such politically criminal behavior. That is the bottom line.
- By: armin afnan on April 22, 2006

Neither King of Spain nor Queen of Britain ordered massacre of their citizens.
- By: Iranian Woman on April 22, 2006

Do Iranians really want to overthrow the Islamic regime? I keep hearing that most Iranians are secular and hate the regime but then I see pictures of them calling for death to the West, USA and Israel and I wonder if this is really true. I doubt that more than 1% of the population really wants regime change. I think most are happy living under the Islamic regime as they believe it gives them their pride back. US and the West is kidding itself if it thinks most Iranians are pro-Freedom/West. What is the truth Hossein?
- By: Mishli on April 21, 2006

*nods* I completely agree with everything that is being said here. This war musn't happen; conversly, Iran musn't get nuclear weapons. I doubt Bush will let that go through anyway, but if an Iranian nuclear bomb goes off in the US, the counterattack will be horrendous. I sometimes fanatasize that Iranians and Americans could just get together and gang up on their respective governments.
- By: Fanusi Khiyal on April 21, 2006

I do agree. tohugh in addition I wish people would do something to change before the others change it for us.
- By: neda on April 20, 2006

In my humble opinion, we should do as much as we can afford to prevent this bloody war. It doesn't matter if we are anti bush or khameniei. We should only focus to the actions that are more effective. However, I believe that putting pressure on Bush' policies is more effective since he should be responsible for his decisions according the US constitution and there are more opportunity of influencing Americans through their media as the government which put oil on fire of war.
- By: Alireza on April 19, 2006

Exactly, many anti-war activists forget the other side. All they care about is the imperialism of America! If Khamenei had even as much power as king of spain or queen of UK (although he does have the same power but he exercises it more than them!) - then why did we have a revolution? If it's just the title we are concerned about then we might as well change the name of the country to Islamic kingdom of Iran!
- By: Kash on April 19, 2006

In my opinion, we need a referendum in Iran to peacefully give the Ayatollah the boot. You are right though. While disagreeing with war against Iran, one should not condone the dictatorship in Iran.
- By: sheernejad on April 19, 2006