Iran Factions Use Hikers for Own Political Games
If previous Iranian government behavior is any indication, the 8 year sentence handed down this past weekend against the two American hikers, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer, is by no means the final word. The Iranian government has always sought more tactical flexibility and uses situations such as this to leverage its opponents. But in […]
Hypocrisy Abounds
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that the future of three American hikers detained in Iran since July 31 is up to the courts to decide. While equating the case of the hikers with those of seven Iranian citizens currently incarcerated in US jails, Ahmadinejad said yesterday that the three will be dealt with according to the judicial […]