On December 6, 2005, an Iranian military plane, a US- made C-130 Hercules (Lockheed Martin), crashed minutes after it had made a delayed take off from the Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. The plane was carrying 94 passengers, 68 of whom were reporters and photographers, many working for the state-run radio and TV stations. All passengers died, including an additional 12 or more on the ground (mostly women and children) when the plane, on its way back to the airport for an emergency landing, hit a military-residential high-rise...

Supporters of removing tensions from the Iranian foreign policy consider it a goal that is directly linked with Iran’s national and security interests. In their view, a reinterpretation of the concept of “national security,” and its adaptation to the realities of the present world, is an urgent necessity.

The following article is the Farsi translation of “The US and Iran Might Clash While We Remain Complacent,” by Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi, originally published in the AIC Update, Vol. 2, No. 34, November 2005. Read the original article...

December 7, 2005. Deutsche Welle (German World Radio) interviews Professor Hooshang Amirahmadi on the Iranian plane crash and the responsibilities of the Governments of Iran and the United States. To listen, please click below.
http://www2. dw-world.de/persian/iran/1.163986.1.html

On December 6, 2005, an Iranian C-130 airplane crashed in Tehran killing more than 108 people including 68 reporters, cameramen and photographers. The American Iranian Council sends its condolences to the family and friends of all who lost their lives in the incident, and to the Iranian nation. On the incident, please read Professor Amirahmadi’s article: “Iranian Lives and American Spare Parts” in this issue of the AIC Update.

This December, Iran lost one of its greatest performing arts figure: Manouchehr Nozari. He was the country’s dubbing pioneer, and a veteran character of its cinema, Radio and Television. Nozari was suffering from kidney problems and diabetes for sometimes. His health condition worsened as Tehran’s environmental pollution increased in recent years.

He was born in 1936 in Qazvin, Iran. He began his professional dubbing career in Radio when he was only 17 years old. The young man later joined the Iranian National Television. Nozari, 69, was active in both Radio and Television for over 52 years. Before the Islamic revolution in 1979, Nozari also played in a number of Iranian movies and was active as a film director. In his dubbing career, he played actors such as Jack Lemon and Bob Hope.

Nozari was most popular for his Radio program “Friday Morning with You,” and for his Television show “The Week Contest.” Many Iranians, particularly the younger generations, very much enjoyed these two programs for a long time. Nozari was popular among Iranians of all ages, ethnic background, and political affiliations.

The American Iranian Council sends its condolences to the family of the late Nozari, and to all his friends and admirers in Iran and throughout the world.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/p ersian/arts/story/2005/12/051207_mf_nozari.shtml

The American Iranian Council sends its warmest Season’s Greetings to all Americans, Iranian- Americans, and Iranians as well as to its Honorary Board of Directors, Board of Directors, Advisors, Members, Sponsors, and Supporters in the US, Iran and throughout the world. We wish them all a new year filled with peace, joys, and prosperity. We also hope that in the New Year we will witness the beginning of a serious dialogue between the two countries for better understanding and improvement in relations.

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