the Morning star

The bipartisan passage of the sanctions bill  H.R. 3364  by both houses of Congress, and the Trump administration’s approach to Iran have raised questions over the right policy toward Iran. Meanwhile, a  grand gathering  of Iranians in Paris suburb on July 1 st  with 100,000 participants, recited the desire of millions of Iranians: regime change. Accordingly, Iran apologists, concerned that the appeasement policy is coming to an end and the new administration may adopt a policy of regime change, have become active to portray this bloody picture that such a policy will drag America to another Middle East war. To prove their point, they refer to the US-led invasion of Iraq or the Libya regime change campaign. Due to catastrophic consequences of Iraq’s invasion for the US and the region, this reasoning could convince many Americans that regime change policy is not the right policy. Nonetheless, this comparison is merely aimed at exploiting a wrong policy...

How Iran's people get around the mullahs' social media censorship By  Hassan Mahmoudi Social media websites are fantastic tools that allow us to share the joy of fabulous news from friends, family, and neighbors, whether birthday greetings, wishes for the New Year, or thanksgiving.  We are able to sympathize with our companions when they share their sad stories.  We see news stories that can be disturbing, like the Syrian chemical attack, flash floods, blazes in forests, horrors in prisons, violation of human rights...  There is no question about it: advanced smartphone technology has played a key role in shaping the influence of social media.  But unfortunately, this fantastic tool, despite its easy use and access, is not available to all the people of the world. In 2014, Reporters Without Borders  designated  19 countries as "enemies of the internet" for actions ranging from social media censorship in Iran to North Korea walling its...