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Iranian Americans Gather in Orange County

It happened Sunday January 17th at the Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

(COSTA MESA, Calif.) - As the United States enacts its latest sanctions against Iran, a group of Iranian-Americans gathered in Orange County that will highlight the accomplishments of this unique group.

In a remarkable setting, some of the most accomplished Iranian Americans visited the Orange County Performing Arts Center January 17th, to share their experiences with the next generation.

PAAIA Commends Iranian Americans for Speaking Out and Fox Sports for Issuing Apology

Iranian Americans and PAAIA outraged by "Derogatory Remarks" made on Fox Sports about NBA's Iranian player Hamed Haddadi.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - On Wednesday November 18th, Fox Sports announcers Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith made terribly insensitive and inappropriate on-air remarks about Grizzlies’ Iranian center, Hamed Haddadi, during a broadcast of their game with the Los Angeles Clippers.

The announcers’ insulting remarks demonstrated a complete lack of cultural sensitivity and respect for Haddadi’s Iranian heritage, and have rightfully outraged the Iranian American community.

Iran to Test New Air Defense System

Russia and Iran clinched a deal on the sale of S-300 system in December 2007, but Russia has delayed delivery.

(TEHRAN PressTV) - Iran is to test a new anti-aircraft defense system during a five-day aerial maneuver, the Iranian defense minister has said.

The large-scale maneuver, which was launched on Sunday, is mainly aimed at developing the country's aerial defenses against any potential attack on the country's nuclear plants.

PAAIA Releases 2009 National Survey of Iranian Americans

Ties between Iranian Americans and Iran remain strong.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - In August of 2008, the Public Affairs of Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a national public opinion survey of Iranian Americans to gather, for the first time, accurate and timely information about the demographics and views of the Iranian American community.

The purpose of the 2008 survey was to provide PAAIA with the knowledge required to more effectively represent the Iranian American community, and to further inform and educate the American public at large, as well as U.S. policy makers and opinion makers about Iranian Americans.

Israeli Seeks to Purchase Al-Jazeera from Qatar

The proposed buyer is a prominent supporter of Israel and the right-wing Netanyahu government.

(DOHA, Qatar PRESS TV) - An Israeli media tycoon has offered to buy the pan-Arab Al-Jazeera satellite television network from the government of Qatar.

Haim Saban, has submitted an offer to the Qatari government in a bid to purchase half of the Doha -based Al-Jazeera satellite network.

Will Tel Aviv Take the U.S. to War Again?

Iran is not about nuclear weapons. Neither was Iraq. Iran is about the need for serial well-timed crises to advance Israel’s expansionist agenda.

(TEMPE, Az.) - Tel Aviv long ago proved its mastery at waging war “by way of deception” – the operative credo of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence and foreign operations directorate.

Yet its latest operation reveals a need to freshen up its repertoire of dirty tricks.

Things you Think You Know About Iran That are not True

Some surprising realities about the most inaccurately represented nation on earth.

(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) - Thursday is a fateful day for the world, as the US, other members of the United Nations Security Council, and Germany meet in Geneva with Iran in a bid to resolve outstanding issues.

Although Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had earlier attempted to put the nuclear issue off the bargaining table, this rhetorical flourish was a mere opening gambit and nuclear issues will certainly dominate the talks. As Henry Kissinger pointed out, these talks are just beginning and there are highly unlikely to be any breakthroughs for a very long time. Diplomacy is a marathon, not a sprint.

Full text of Ahmadinejad`s Speech to the UN General Assembly

Read the words without the interpretative spin from a FOX News anchor.

(NEW YORK) - It took little time for American media pundits to go on the offensive, condemning Iranian President Ahmadinejad's speech at the UN General Assembly. Debbie Menon with intifada-palestine.com, summed up the immediate political bashing by saying, "The never-ending commentary has begun."

Menon and others who have already read the full text of Ahmadinejad's speech, ask others to read the text and determine whether you find anything outrageous and/or offensive in this particular speech.

Former National Security Adviser Wants Israeli Jets `Shot Down` if Iran is Targeted

Zbigniew Brzezinski's remarks come days after a former Israeli defense official threatened Tehran with a possible military attack by the year's end.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - After talk of an Israeli airstrike on Iranian nuclear sites was renewed after months, former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski says the US should warn Israel that its jets will be shot down on their way to the Iranian targets.

In an interview with The Daily Beast, the former national security adviser to US President Jimmy Carter said the issue should be made clear to Israel that in case of an attempt to attack Iran, the US Air Force will go all out to stop any such move.

Iran`s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & NBC`s Ann Curry

Is it all about semantics?

(SALEM, Ore.) - Enough is enough. American politicians and newsrooms need to stop being so intent on stating that Iran has a nuclear weapons program, when there is no evidence of it.

The biggest problem is the eternal cultural barrier between the east and west. It cost us dearly during negotiations with Vietnam, and I have seen the problems associated with it first-hand in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Then I saw it last week when NBC's Ann Curry interviewed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.