Updates May 2007 >>> Updates archive >>> Current month   cannes winner Video: 2nd trailer for Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis" no kidding AFP: No breakthrough in EU-Iran nuclear talks iranians of the day * Saied Ghaffari: Apple Store * Kaveh Farrokh: "Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia At War" * Nazanin Afshin-Jam & Darius Kadivar: Paris * Mehdi Rahimi: Friend/Midfielder * Bashardoust brothers: L.A. bar (2 pix) baarikalaa el-baradei BBC: IAEA chief's sternest warnings against using military action against Iran quiz Az pel-low boro baal-low zoor aazmaaee Reuters: U.S. spars with Iran before Iran-EU nuclear talks the least one could do Sign petition: Free Kian Tajbakhsh iran khosh begzareh, ostaad HRW: Iran: End Harassment of Dual-Nationals Guardian: Talk to foreigners and we will view you as a spy, Iran warns academics a thousand words New Yorker: An Iranian photographer claims his prize balls we don't have NY Times: British Academics’ Union Endorses Israel Boycott aakh joooon BBC: US arrests internet 'spam king' peer pressure International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS) and Middle East Studies Association (MESA) letters on arrest of colleagues: * ISIS * MESA need a break * Video: How to catch George Clooney * Video: Ultimate back scratcher * Video: Sheep with scary mask * Video: Never knew you were so talented * Video: Best gift for Father's Day * No dental insurance? No problem. what's next Reuters: World powers threaten new measures against Iran AP: Diplomats: Iran hinted at suspension quiz Dast-e Ali behamraat gohe ziaadi Wall Street Journal: The Case for Bombing Iran -- Normal Podhoretz mohaghegh=jaasoos BBC: Iran spying chief warns academics jange ravaani CS Monitor: Psychological warfare between the US and Iran honey, get real NY TImes: Rice Rejects Link of Iran Arrests and Captures of Guards in Iraq scratched record BBC: Iran defiant on eve of EU talks Reuters: Iran rules out key demand before atomic meeting koo gooshe shenavaa? NY TImes: Advisers Fault Harsh Methods in Interrogation in the name of god the liar and destroyer of lives BBC: US-Iranians charged with spying AP: 3 Iranian-Americans charged quiz All in the family so it's not a myth Photo: Scots really don't wear anything under their kilt toons Iran-U.S. talks * Meeting Americans for first time * Beautiful nose * Weapon of Mass Destruction or...? * Sang nandaaz bacheh! * He's Clint Eastwood * Hell has frozen over * Paper wars * Retarded team * Iran-U.S. argue over the size of their... Jamal * Forget "300", worry about Sivand Dam Mahmoud * The voice of John Wayne: Iraj Doustdar Hajiagha * Uncle Sam wants to screw you -- again * Iran arming anti-American groups * Anti-IRI radio and TV stations stink * Police was stop me: Number 8 on my car * Bureaucracy & high taxes in Canada * Human rights in Canada * I propose Hope Monument * Liberated women thank Bush for regime change * Women's liberation=Men's extermination * Freedm for women means free sex * Iranian women getting "educated" in the West * Korean-Americn Cho went nuts for lack of sex * My ideal woman whatever Guardian: Welcome change in US policy on Iran doomed in 2008 Guardian: Iran is safe ... for now half dead NY Times: Seeking Signs of Literary Life in Iran quiz Koobideh vs. Barg director of the day Marjane Satrapi: "Persepolis" Cannes Jury Prize (6 pix) excelllllent :o) Satrapi's "Persepolis" shares Cannes Jury Prize * Cannes Festival * BBC love story BBC: US-Iran talks on Iraq 'positive' NY TImes: In Rare Talks, U.S. and Iran Discuss Iraq Washington Post: U.S., Iran Meet to Discuss Iraq Security uncle of the day Amoo Abbas: Kabab with a passion (6 pix) ey baba BBC: Aravane Rezai withdraws from Istanbul final quiz Life force joonemoono gereftan CNN: U.S., Iran to hold first formal talks in 27 years spies here, there, everywhere AP: Iran protests alleged U.S. spy networks spies by the ton BBC: Iran 'uncovers US spy networks' creative Animator vs. Animation -- Alan Becker baskerville Princeton Alumni Weekly: An American hero in Iran baskerville Princeton Alumni Weekly: An American hero in Iran javad mamooshi NY Times: Within 25 Miles of New York, Iran Offers a Congenial Glow truth hurts BBC: Powers complain to the head of IAEA on Iran comments AFP: Iran hails UN nuclear chief remarks that drew US rebuke clamp-down SF Chronicle: Iranian democracy under siege -- Omid Memarian aadam dozdi LA Times: Much-admired UC Irvine figure is missing in Iran eyval Aravane Rezai: Beats top-seed Sharapova (4 pix) take a break * Video: Topless dental assistant * OMG – it was Ghooch Ali himself! * Hot grandma * Audio: Curiosity gets a pie * Audio: Happiness = Tequila * Video: Going for the gold iranians of the day * Satrapi and Deneuve: With Ali Naderzad (2 pix) * Satrapi, Mastroianni and Deneuve, MasParonnaud: At Cannes * Makhmalbaf: Mohsen and Samira at Cannes wooohoo! AP: Aravane Rezai upsets Sharapova at Istanbul Cup dozde sare gardaneh Reuters: Russia says new hitch over Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant quiz On a hill endless CS Monitor: US-Iran standoff: stakes rise black hole Reuters: Iranian- American who recently visited Iran missing price of war BBC: Oil price at $71 nine-month high you go girl (1) Variety: Satrapi blasts Iran's 'Persepolis' protest you go girl (2) AP: Rezai on way to win her first tennis title good luck Economics: Changing Iran's mind on nukes 3 to 8 years BBC: UN warns on Iran nuclear schedule Washington Post: Iranian Defiance Of U.N. Detailed ah-conomics AFP: Ahmadinejad castigated over 'incomprehensible' rate cut Guardian: Ahmadinejad faces backlash over plans for petrol rationing interesting CS Monitor: Rising censorship among oil powers put your son on the front line, ageh jorat daaree Guardian: Don't rule out attacking Iran -- UK Conservative leader, David Cameron begeer begeere shadeed HRW: Another Iranian-American Scholar Detained Washington Post: Tehran Detains 4th Iranian American Before Talks thank you NIAC condemns arrest of Iranian American scholars american muslims SF Chronicle: 'Troubling' views on suicide bombings anyway * Video: Go start a revolution :o) * Video: Call a taxi for the dead guy * Video: Dangerous icy Russian tunnel * Video: Aging gracefully * Video: Arrested for helping a cop * Video: Microwave man toon Mahmoud * Young wife, old husband quiz Cheghad maahi brilliant bookcrossing.com esfandiari NY Times: Iran Isolates Jailed U.S. Scholar Charged With Revolution Plot Washington Post: A New Iranian Hostage Crisis no surprise BBC: UN reports ongoing Iran defiance inevitable way BBC: 'Third way' on Iran's nuclear programme? elbaradei BBC: US 'to complain about IAEA chief' benzeen AP: Iran hikes gasoline prices 25 percent ali cannes Ali Naderzad's film blog alinaderzad.blogspot.com harekate zarif AFP: Iran UN envoy to lead US talks on Iraq: report harekate ahmaghaaneh NY Times: Iran Accuses Esfandiari of Revolution Plot stay out of sistan AFP: Iran bans foreigners from border province nuclear AFP: UN atomic inspectors in Iran ahead of report jahangir razmi AP: Pulitzer winning photographer honored 27 years later atheists with an attitude New Yorker: Why do they hate Him? bogus AP: Iran charges Esfandiari with anti-regime effort iranians of the day * Paymon & Yasmin Baradar: Baba loves you (5 pix) * Darius Parsi: Facial expressions (2 pix) * Sarah Shahi: Hottie on Sporanos * Babak Azizzadeh: Celebrity plastic surgeon * Ramin Haghgooie: My professor rocked! armenia CS Monitor: US-Iran fallout affects the South Caucasus assholes AP: Iran protests 'Persepolis' screening * Trailer falling empire CS Monitor: Dollar falling against the euro at a 20 percent annual decline the new blacks Video: Muslim American stand-up comedy quiz Crooked hand most wanted SF Station: Taraneh Hemami’s work emerged from a poster she found on an official U.S. government website shortly after 9/11 yes Washington Post: Academics May Boycott Iran Over Scholar's Detainment otoboose dotabaghe Guardian: London buses inspire new Tehran tourism kee beh kee migeh thug :o) AP: Iran crackdown on 'thugs' comes under fire * Photos toons Pirashkee * Warning: Cow! Hajiagha * Watch out America! * Why I draw crazy cartoons * Democracy means shut up! * Human rights? * Iranians screwed by various regimes * Please marry me * Western culture corrupting Iranians * Artist's blues * Hidden hands intent on destrying Iran Moe * Missing page from JJ's phonebook Sistani * Hijab-Mobil al-tehran Guardian: How Iran took control of Basra disturbing Fars News: Police use brute force and humiliation in rounding up Tehran "vagrants" quiz Geryeh nakon zaar zaar make up your mind AFP: Iran not seeking Israel destruction: Larijani animals Washington Post: Iran denies Shirin Ebadi's bid to defend Haleh Esfandiari view from tehran Boston Review: Changing Iran from within -- Akbar Ganji not resting in peace KPFK: Radio program on 1988 mass murder of political prisoners understanding iran Video: Massachusetts School of Law forum explores Iran, its culture and people smart Yazd solar thermal power plant joooooonami joon NY Times: World Bank head Wolfowitz resigns azita's secret LA Times: Illicit fashion shows thrive in Islamic Iran uncommon sense Washington Post: Torture Betrays Us and Breeds New Enemies quiz Silk handkerchief lee lee lee... BBC: US and Iran to hold talks on Iraq Guardian: Iran and US to hold Iraq talks ramin ahmadi The Advocate: Iranian Expatriate Works To Bring Democracy To His Homeland go ahead, knock yourself out AP: U.S. House rejects proposal to bar Iran attack centennial aref-adib.com: 100 look-alikes clueless NY Times: Unfriendly Views on U.S.-Backed Arabic TV rostam is back Comic book: Tales from the Shahnameh, vol. 2 faaydeh nadaareh AFP: US continues to press for sanctions over Iran nuclear program toons Iraj * Falwell aint going to heaven quiz Hit show anyway * Virginity fatwa * New Persian carpet design * Video: Dancing with one leg * Video: "Blind man" relieving himself on people * Video: Cat massaging dog * Video: Illegal aliens running away * Video: Extraordinary pool player * Video: Contortionist morality my ass HRW: Iran: End Arrests on Immorality Charges shaytaane koochak AFP: Khamenei plays down importance of US talks prolonging esfandiari's agony AFP: Rice calls on Iran to release jailed US-Iranian scholar bastards BBC: Iran probes detained US scholar Haleh Esfandiari unstoppable BBC: West 'fails' on Iran nuclear fuel iranians of the day * Azar Majedi: Women's rights activist * Reza: My best friend, my love, my fiancé * Jimmy Delshad: Mayor of Beverley Hills * Maziar Nadjm: NASCAR * Homayoon "Homie" Doroodian: Actor * Melody Khazae: Actor cheh jaaleb AP: Iran lawmakers seek U.S. friendship quiz Yummy yummy yummy like it or not BBC: Iran 'steps up nuclear programme' NY Times: Inspectors Cite Big Gain by Iran on Nuclear Fuel i love it BBC: Wolfowitz 'broke World Bank laws' protest We for Change: Over 550 activists petition for Peyqambarzadeh's release toons Mahmoud * Hollywood: Hasan Kababi bad bush Guardian: Bush doesn't want detente. He wants to attack Iran esfandiari Danny Postel: An ominous arrest in Iran beautiful Iranians biking for peace MilesForPeace.org disgusting BBC: Iran admits detaining US academic real character Farhang Holakouee HolakoueeArchive.com welcome back AFP: Moderate Iranian daily "Shargh" back after ban historic bore AFP: Rice confirms talks with Iran palevoon panbeh Reuters: Ahmadinejad vows "severe" response if U.S. attacks quiz Ring my bell a good laugh Video: Lewis Bl