Chants of Allah Akbar again echoed from the rooftops of Tehran on Saturday as government officials began giving their annual New Year addresses on state television:
Masoud Shafaee is an attorney and freelance Middle East analyst based in Washington, D.C. He holds a Juris Doctor from American University's Washington College of Law and a master's degree in international affairs from the School of International Service. He was born in Tehran and hails from California.