One man, living in Iran sharing the weird stuff he sees and hears...

Say what you will about Shi’a Muslims, but the free food they hand out during the mourning months as an offering is a nice perk of living in Iran.

Everything is much calmer than this time last year, when there were massive street fights between regime opponents and security forces.

This year the bad guy is the rest of the world, as the Wikileaks scandal and sanctions have Iranians feeling more isolated than ever.

“It’s us against the world,” say Shi’as, “just like it’s been since 680AD.”