A NEW YEAR, A NEW BEGINNING: OBAMA’S NOROOZ VIDEO
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2242726&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Full text available here. In Farsi here. Trita went on record over at The Cable: “This is huge,” said Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, a group that supports U.S. engagement with Tehran. “First of all, he is addressing the people and the government, which has not been done before. […]
CSM: Obama should hold Nowruz town-hall to send message to Khamenei
A great idea from Joshua Gross at the Christian Science Monitor: The Iranian calendar offers Obama an ideal opportunity to reach out to them and challenge common misperceptions. Nowruz, the Persian New Year, will be celebrated later this month. Obama should take advantage of this unique moment to travel to California and hold a town-hall […]