Sunday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 5.8.2005:

Iran: A Close Shave Connected Traveler to People Eager for Answers about US

Matt Mossman, Sun-Sentinel:

I was at the bus station in Shiraz, slumped in an orange plastic chair. I'd been in Iran for a week and was getting frustrated. Few locals wanted to talk to me...

I had four hours before my bus left, so I trudged over to the barber to get a haircut. I decided to lose my scruffy beard, too, and that's all it took for things to change. ...

Three hours later, the departure lounge at the Shiraz bus station seemed like a farewell party just for me. ...

The Average Jelal ... needs to make sure you understand that he and practically everyone else he knows hate the country's religious leaders more than you could ever imagine. ...

I knew before going that Iranians like us more than we think. Now, it's hard to exaggerate the point. READ MORE

The article provides a window into the heart of the Iranian people. A great read.

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• The FoxNews Special: Iran The Nuclear Threat, hosted by Chris Wallace will air again tonight at 9PM EST, 6PM PST.
• Daily Times reports that Iran threatened again to break off negotiations with the European Union.
• Agence France Presse reports that India will not be deterred by U.S. opposition to a multi-billion dollar gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan as it is imperative to meet the country's growing energy needs.
• BBC News reports that Iran's car-makers are no longer in the running for stricken UK group MG Rover.
• Xinhua News Agency reports that Iran raises new proposals on nuclear deadlock with EU.
• The Economist reports on how Iranian conservatives' xenophobia is deterring investors.
• Channel NewsAsia reports that women in Iran are calling for more equal exercise opportunities to be on par with the Iranian men.
• FOX News explores the Iranian nuclear threat by delving into the following stories, adapted from the FOX News Channel's special: Iran: The Nuclear Threat.
• And finally, Xinhua News Agency reports that Iran dismissed a recent proposal by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the issue of the three disputed Persian Gulf islands be referred to the United Nations for arbitration.