By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

Student Day: the day young Iranians revolted against U.S. imperialism 

TEHRAN – Iran commemorates Student Day on December 7th, honoring the martyrdom of three students martyred during a 1953 protest at Tehran University against a visit by then-U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon.

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

Betraying Iran and the Muslim world

A look at Shah’s close relations with ‘Israel’ before the 1979 Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN – The Iranian government under Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi initially refused to recognize Israel after its establishment in 1948. However, as time passed and the Shah tightened his grip on power, he established official ties with the occupying regime.