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

"I moved to Iran so you don't have to" - Jason Rezaian


“I have some friends who live in America. I think the Prophet Mohammad would consider America heaven on earth if only American women would cover up.”

Why?

“Because Americans are the most honest people in the world. They don’t lie, cheat or steal like we Iranians do, plus they all get along.”

Told to me by a VERY Islamic taxi driver, the kind of guy you might expect to see burning an American flag.

Tehran History Professor on Iran’s Trouble with the US

Prof: We didn’t start the fire; it was always burning since the world’s been turning.

Me: Did you write that?

Prof: No, it’s from one of our old poets.

Me: Oh.

Marketing Iranian Style

A brand new hotel opened in Tehran and the GM asked me what was wrong with the tagline: “Sleep With The Best.” I told him: “Nothing at all!”


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An American born journalist living in Iran. Covering Iran for multiple media outlets since 2001. You may read my stories in Time, San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times, and more. Read more...