The diplomatic relations start when the two sides get a bit closer to each other, but U.S and Iran, they are drifting apart.

No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.

My hopes for Iran's future lies with women first and foremost. Iran's feminist movement is very strong. This movement has no leader or head quarters. Its place is the home of every Iranian who believes in equal rights. This is currently the strongest women's movement in the Middle East.

I am the voice of the people in Iran whose voices are silent and whose demands cannot be heard by the rest of the world.

Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.

Whenever women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It is an unfounded argument. It is not Islam at fault, but rather the patriarchal culture that uses its own interpretations to justify whatever it wants.

I have never agreed with President Bush's argument regarding the axis of evil. Unfortunately, fundamentalists in Iran have used this as an excuse to brand us as allies of Mr. Bush.