Imported Performance Cars in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Videos

Interesting to see examples of current model American performance cars in Iran, as well as German and Italian makes.

Amusing sound competition in Tehran among performance exhausts equipped on imported Porsche, BMW and Mercedes Benz automobiles.

Youtube videos by sherwin1111 and Alireza Shahsar

New Pics: Khavaran's Cultural and Sports Complex at Tabriz, under construction

Mitsubishi Fuso truck-mounted hydraulic crane hoisting roof sections into place

Rooftop supporting cage atop structure's reinforced concrete skeleton

Sidings in place for this wing of the complex

Breadth of the complex under construction

Artist's rendering of the completed project

 

Completed project envisions various cultural and sports building as well as swimming pool

Photos: tabrizemodern.blogfa.com

Ipak Trading Center in Tabriz, recently completed

Pics from the formal completion ceremonies for the Ipak Trading Center in Tabriz

The recently completed Ipak Trading Center tower

Ipak business and commercial park

Multilevel view of the commercial park

Overhead pedestrian walkway bridge

Modern architecture mark this building's facade

Stairways and escalators for a multilevel interior

Fountains at the center of the business plaza

Garden and seating provided at the center of the plaza

Ramps to the multilevel underground parking

Underground parking detail

Ahmadinejad and Meshaei at the completion ceremonies

Photos: tabrizemodern.blogfa.com and IRNA.

Iran's moderating of inflation & The potential of a diplomatic opening with the U.S.

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani's perspective on Iran's efforts at stabilizing its economy 

Flynt Leverett explains Iran's response to a U.S. offer of 'talks'

Over at the Tyranny of numbers blog, Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech University Professor Djavad Salehi-Isfahani explains the efforts Iran has made in dealing with the economic war being directed at it by the U.S. and its Western allies, the recent oil price collapse and subsidy reform.

Professor Salehi-Isfahani notes that inflation has been moderating, as the Iranians have found a way to keep the growth of money supply below the rate of inflation. Previously, he had demonstrated how, contrary to numerous MSM reports, Iran is not experiencing a condition of hyperinflation.

The entire perspective is well worth the read, HERE.

Also of interest, over at the Going to Tehran blog, Associate Professor Flynt Leverett points to the fact that contrary to numerous MSM accounts, Khamenei did not summarily reject talks with the United States, but instead "Iran’s insistence that the U.S. not 'point a gun' at it is a diplomatic opening not a rejection. The Leverett's previous analysis of such proved reliable when subsequently Khamenei, Ahmadinejad and Salehi gave public comments to this end. HERE is the full english translation of Khamenei's spech which was previously referred to in Uskowi on Iran.