"I launched Tehran Bureau to provide a platform for young Iranians and their stories, and to bring unvarnished and uncensored reports to readers around the world".
Early reports suggest that in his testimony to a congressional committee today, General David Petraeus will claim that the Iranians assisted the Mahdi Army militia to fight the forces of Iraqi prime minister Nuri al-Maliki in the recent week-long battle in Basra.
The new directive from the Indonesian justice minister, Amir Syamsuddin, to deny Iranians the right to buy temporary visas upon arrival, addresses an issue raised by Rudd in recent talks with the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Erdoğan infuriated Iranians last month when he said the Islamic republic was "trying to dominate the region" and accused Tehran of pursuing a sectarian agenda in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
"He had access to the shah, but he didn't have [formal] rank, he was never invited to diplomatic cocktails, because the Iranians wanted a degree of deniability [about their relationship with Israel] vis-a-vis the Arabs".
"They're saying do this nuclear deal with [president Hassan] Rouhani and [foreign minister Mohammad Javad] Zarif and it will empower them to moderate Iranian political life to the benefit of everyone, Iranians and non-Iranians," he said.
At least half of Iranians have access to a smartphone, according to officials.
However, Hamid Mohammadi, Digikala's co-founder, hopes that Iran's burgeoning tech scene will prompt more Iranians to return to their homeland.
Iranians hope the deal will end years of international isolation and economic hardship – and avert the threat of war.
In spite of animosity between Iran and Israel, Iranians are the least antisemitic people in the Middle East, according to the latest poll by the US-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
On Thursday night, jubilant Iranians took to the streets within hours of the news breaking in Lausanne.
