14 Dec, 2022
The Iran Protests and US Policy
The Iran Protests and US Policy by Mel Gurtov 875 words Published in: Eagle Times, In the Human Interest, LA...
14 Dec, 2022
25 Oct, 2022
In Iran, the revolution is being feminized
Mahsa Amini, who was preparing to go to university with the goal of becoming a doctor, was taken into custody on Sept. 13 in Tehran by Iranian ‘morality police’. Her crime? Wearing a hijab they deemed “inappropriate."
6 Oct, 2022
Transcending the Morality Police
I’ve been haunted by a phrase for almost a month now: “morality police.” The news has been global. A 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, was arrested as she was leaving a subway station in Tehran on September 13...
12 Jul, 2022
Can Biden Make Lemonade out of Lemons on his Middle East Jaunt?
Ah, lemonade! As we endure the summer swelter, is there a more refreshing beverage? Making lemonade out of lemons is a worthy and timely endeavor, whether actually or metaphorically.
25 Jun, 2021
Saving the US-Iran Nuclear Agreement
Despite the best efforts of the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu to disrupt the nuclear talks with Iran by attacking Iran’s nuclear computer network, the news out of Geneva is that a new agreement is close to being signed.
23 Apr, 2021
A Kinder, Gentler Foreign Policy
Happily, in some measure, in his first three months in office, Joe Biden has shown a needed system change toward healing, sharing, caring, helping, and cooperation in his domestic policy achievements and goals.
2 Apr, 2021
Ban the Death Penalty for Those with Serious Mental Illness
The death penalty is an antiquated and barbaric form of punishment. This is why most nations have ended it.
27 Jan, 2021
A Progressive Agenda for Biden’s Foreign Policy
The predominant direction of a progressive US president should be toward “Making America Safe for the World.”
21 Jan, 2021
Making new friends: Meet an Iranian
There has never been a more opportune time than now for each of us to do our part to develop peace between nations...
31 Dec, 2020
Biden and the world: A deeper look at his foreign affairs team
In a previous column, I introduced the president-elect’s team: a group of serious professionals...
18 Mar, 2020
Stop Tightening the Thumb Screws, A Humanitarian Message
“U.S. sanctions against Iran, cruelly strengthened in March of 2018, continue a collective punishment of extremely vulnerable people. Presently, the...
11 Mar, 2020
War, profit and the coronavirus
“If you want expertise, don’t bother reading any further here. I know as much about coronavirus as any stunned disbeliever...
23 Jan, 2020
Turning Point: The new documentary “Coup 53”
“A historical turning point is a moment, perhaps small, perhaps larger, that becomes uniquely causative of events that follow. Obvious...
6 Jan, 2020
Instead of real-time commentary, eight common-sense reasons for not going to war with Iran
“In the wake of the assassination of Iranian military leader Major General Qasem Soleimani and nine other people by a...
3 Jan, 2020
Killing General Soleimani: Hail Mars! Hail Pluto!
“The United States killed Iranian Quds Forces Commander General Qassam Soleimani. There is no hyperbole or exaggeration too great to...