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Mahmoud Vahidnia’s Challenging Ayatollah Khomeini via Stephen Colbert

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jfurnary

Here is a link to see an interview via Stephen Colbert and Karim Sadjadpour describing an Iranian math superstar Mahmoud Vahidnia’s unprecedented act of challenging Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini. It is significant because it took place in 2009 after the Green Revolution that challenged the government and demanded more rights from the people. Continue reading →

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“Stuxnet” and “Stars”

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jfurnary

Here is a link to a news article talking about the “Stuxnet” and “Stars” viruses that, unwittingly to the Iranian government, sabotaged their nuclear machinery for years up until April 2011 when they discovered them. The article mentions that the effects of the viruses are still being dealt with and posing major problems. Continue reading →

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Iran-Iraq War

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jfurnary

Here is an excellent website that breaks up the Iran- Iraq War into 6 phases. The phases are as follows: Original Iraqi Invasion; Iranian Mobilization and Resistance; The Iranian Counteroffensive; The War of Attrition; Internationalization of the War; Gradual Superpower Involvement; The Tanker War.   Continue reading →

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Iran-Iraq War: The Fueds, Tragedy, and Spoils- Mansour Farhang

Posted on February 22, 2012 by jfurnary

I found an article from the World Policy Journal written by Mansour Farhang.It was written five years into the eight year long war between Iran and Iraq from 1980-1988. Mansour touches on the severity of the conflict, citing human wave tactics, poison gas, suicide bombing, attacks on oil tankers, and air raids on civilian targets. […] Continue reading →

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