Shiite crescent n.— «Iran is heading toward—and it seems unstoppable—acquiring nuclear weapons. Talk in the Middle East is about the “Shiite Crescent” (some refer to it as the “Shiite Banana”). Iran is trying to to...
belly button n.— «Hakim was a negotiator for the arms for hostages deal and as his embarrassed testimony revealed, he also had a hand in setting up a secret account to provide for the family of the ring leader of the operation, an account...
paratrooper n.— «He spoke with IPS at a small, cheap hotel in Istanbul, where he was waiting to meet human smugglers, known in Iran as “paratroopers.” He’s hoping they’ll help him make his way to Europe, but whether that will...
Westoxification n. the financial, cultural, or military reliance on the West by non-Western societies. Editorial Note: The term probably originated in Iran, where in Farsi it is gharbzadegi. Jalal Al-e Ahmad is sometimes credited with coining or...
axis of devil n.— «Although the axis of devil countries as they say in Iran (U.S., Britain, and Israel) talk tough, Iran as one of the members of axis of evil (as George Bush called Iran) talks tough as well.» —“What is the response...
Weblogestan n.— «“Weblogestan” is an Iranian online slang term for the realm of Persian-language blogs. (The time has definitely come for it to be adapted, and adopted, into Anglophone usage.) Over the last two years, Western...