By: Reza Shafa
(This is a complete version of a series of articles posted between December 2007 and January 2008)
Iraq, Khomeini's first step in realizing his Islamic empire
The history of mullah's regime meddling in Iraq goes as far back as the idea of creating an Islamic empire similar to the Ottoman Empire which was dissolved in 1923. In his writings Khomeini vaguely refers to having a united governing entity for "Nation of Islam," and Iran as its epicenter.

Not long after the 1979 revolution, with Khomeini and his followers in power, the theoretical idea was revitalized. To embark in the direction of establishing such an empire, Iraq seemed the best first step to take.

By: Alireza Jafarzadeh
Source: FoxNews
Although Westerners are inclined to think the outcome of an election is something you find out after the vote, that is not the case in Iran under the mullahs. There, elections are staged, but sometimes the plot has a twist. The real story of the parliamentary elections in Iran this Friday will not be the wholesale defeat of the so-called "reformists"; it will be the boycott of the electoral sham by the majority of Iranians, particularly the youth.

This year's election, while in many ways similar to every other election held under the rule of the ayatollahs since 1979, has a particular significance. The regime finds itself in a conundrum: it is in dire need of a show of popular legitimacy - something it obviously lacks - but it must also preserve the most radical, belligerent faction at the helm of power.