Happening Now
Petition: A Letter in Solidarity With The Iranian People
After the September 11, 2001 terrorist strikes against the United States, thousands of Iranian people held a candlelight vigil in Tehran in sympathy for the American people. After Iran’s June 12, 2009, presidential elections, Americans returned that demonstration of goodwill with acts of solidarity with the Iranian people, supporting their peaceful quest for freedom, justice and democracy.
Past Actions
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on Iran
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff’s profound statement regarding American support of freedom in Iran.
Khomeini’s spell over Iranian people has broken
Wednesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979. Fifty-three Americans were held hostage for 444 days by radical Islamist students and militants. The American hostages were released on Jan. 20, 1981. Yet U.S.-Iranian relations have never recovered from the diplomatic crisis triggered 30 years ago.
Empty roar from ‘Lion of Islam’
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, brazen denier of facts and history, is returning to the United Nations today. As with the UN Conference on Racism, Ahmadinejad is likely to repeat his blistering attacks on Israel and the United States in an attempt to pose as the Lion of Islam. Instead of applause, he should expect the silence of the Islamic world.
Iran will rise above the ashes
In his 1998 speech to the American people, Iran’s reformist president, Muhammad Khatami, said he prayed that “at the close of the 20th century, people would . . . begin a new century of humanity, understanding and durable peace, so that all humanity would enjoy the blessings of life.”
Khosrow B. Semnani the Chairman of OMID interview on Voice of America-PNN
Bijan Farhoodi of Voice of America-Persian News Network interviewed Khosrow B. Semnani the Chairman of OMID: The Future of Iran on the 48 Hours program on February 21, 2009. (Persian only.)
Open Letter to President Obama
This letter appeared in the Washington Post on Thursday, February 12, 2009 with over 400 signatures.