Articles on our Experiences:
2015:
– American businessman preps for ‘huge’ opportunities to come in potential Iran deal – The World – BBC/PRI/WGBH
– American CEOs Eye Iran – Interview with Christopher Schroeder in “Iran Primer” for United States Institute of Peace
– Behind the Headlines: Discovering Iran’s Business Complexities – Mary Woods in YPO Ignite
– The biggest myths about doing business with Iran – Dick Simon for CNBC
– Billboards in Iran Say ‘Death to America,’ but Officials Say ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ – Thomas Erdbrink in The New York Times
– The Dollar, Iran and Points in Between – Jay Pelosky in Global Connections
– French Restaurant Hosts US Investors in Tehran – The Daily Star
– The Iran I Saw – Christopher Schroeder in Politico Magazine
– Iran: Ready for Business – Ned Lamont in News Decoder/Medium
– Nuclear Deal or Not, Iran Is Primed to Do Business – Ned Lamont in Real Clear Politics
– A Rare Tour of the Former US Embassy in Iran – The “Den of Spies”– PRI/BBC/WGBH
– Stepping into the U.S. Embassy in Tehran is a Step Back in Time to 1979 – by Cathy Weiss for ABC News Cleveland
– U.S. CEOs find crowded field in Iran – Barbara Slavin in Al-Monitor
– US investors feted in Iran despite sanctions uncertainty – Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Financial Times
– What we get wrong about Iran – Linda Mason for CNN
– Why an open Iran offers extensive upsides – Jay Pelosky in Financial Times
2014:
– Iran in Transition – Art DeFehr
– The Iran You Won’t Hear about from Ottawa – Jeffrey Simpson in The Globe and Mail
– The Real Iran – Behind the Media Veil – Suzanne Brandt
– Startup Rising: Iran – Christopher M. Schroeder in Pando
– U.S. Investors Begin to Imagine a Return to Iran – Jason Rezaian in The Washington Post
– What It’s Like Being a Business Traveler in Iran – Christopher M. Schroeder in Harvard Business Review
Presentations:
– Observations from Iran
– Unlocking the Iranian Market – Turquoise Partners
Other Articles:
– Americans Scour Tehran for Assets as Iranians Open Doors – Golnar Motevalli in Bloomberg Business
– The Capital of Iran Has a Burger Joint Dedicated to an IRA Hunger Striker – Norma Costello in VICE
– From Digikala to Hamijoo: the Iranian startup revolution, phase two – Saeed Kamali Dehghan in The Guardian
– How not to write about Iran – Ishaan Tharoor in The Washington Post
– In Iran, Open Arms, Rich History Await Intrepid Westerners – Laura Bly in USA Today
– The Iran deal: Well begun, not nearly done in The Economist
– Iran, From Enemy to Ally – in The New York Times
– Iran, six world powers resume expert talks on nuclear deal – Tom Miles and Justyna Pawlak in Reuters
– Iran unveils a memorial honoring Jewish heroes – Ishaan Tharoor in The Washington Post
– Iran’s ‘Generation Normal’ – Roula Khalaf in Financial Times
– Iran’s Isfahan Outraged Over Acid Attacks – Golnaz Esfandiari in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
– A Look Into Iran’s Growing Startup Ecosystem – Panagiotis Semitekolos in Startup Hook
– Meet Our Man in Tehran (series) – Thomas Erdbrink in The New York Times
– Rebirth of the Cool: American Music Makes a Return to Iran – Thomas Erdbrink in The New York Times
– Rouhani Takes On Revolutionary Guards in Iran Power Test – Kambiz Foroohar in Bloomberg Business
– Sensing a Deal on Sanctions, Iran Is Bullish – Thomas Erdbrink in The New York Times
– Tehran Visit Leaves Former U.S. Congressman ‘Guardedly Optimistic’ in Payvand Iran News
– Under Rohani, Iranian Jews find greater acceptance – The Associated Press
– The War that Haunts Iran’s Negotiators – Robin Wright in The New Yorker
Books:
– All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of the Middle East Terror – Stephen Kinzer
– Axis of Evil World Tour: An American’s Travels in Iran, Iraq, and North Korea – Scott Fisher
– The Ayatollah Begs to Differ
– Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
– A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind
– Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
– A Peace to End All Peace, 20th Anniversary Edition: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
– Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
– Reading Lolita in Tehran – Azar Nafisi
– Understanding Iran: Everything You Need to Know, from Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Ahmadinejad – William R. Polk
Movies:
– Argo (2012) – Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.
– The Iran Job (2012) – A documentary that follows one year in the life of American pro basketball player Kevin Sheppard, who signed on to play for the upstart Iranian Super League team A.S. Shiraz.
– A Separation (2011) – A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer’s disease.
Television:
– Anthony Bourdain – Parts Unknown: Iran
– 60 Minutes special – 8 Days in Tehran
Videos:
– BBC Documentary: Iran and the West
– BBC Persian: American Business Leaders in Iran
– The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and TCUs Bob Schieffer College of Communication. Schieffer Series: The Iranian Nuclear Deal with Zbigniew Brzezinski, Tom Friedman, and Bob Einhorn
– Council on Foreign Relations: Iran Crisis Guide
– IRAN Documentary Yesterday and Today: Rick Steves
– Iran: Historic Capitals
– National Geographic Documentary: Iran
Websites:
– National Geographic Iran Page
– National Geographic – Persia: Ancient Soul of Iran
You can see photos of earlier Iran Experiences at: www.flickr.com/photos/dicksimon/sets/72157648954130627/
Listen to a Global Conference Call about Iran here:
Watch the presentation “Iran in Transition“