Ping-pong diplomacy had a positive impact on the China -- United States relationship in the early 1970s. Will wrestling diplomacy work to ease the tension between United States and Iran?

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The news media is paying more attention to political news than sport or academic news for example.   However, more attention should be paid to the numerous positive interactions between the two countries of United States of America and Iran.   This is an attempt to demonstrate that there are useful and cooperative activities that have taken place among Americans and Iranians and should be encouraged.

In Wrestling, American wrestlers came to Iran in February 2013 and participated in the World Cup in Tehran; in May, 2013, Iranian wrestlers were in New York city to compete in friendly wrestling matches with American and Russian wrestlers.

American, Iranian, and Russian wrestlers are excellent examples of how countries can get along.   It is important to note that these three countries won eighty percent of London Olympics wrestling medals in 2012; they are considered the best in the world.

Iran and USA wrestlers by FARS News Agency

Another area which American and Iranians have cooperated is academia.   American academic personnel come to Iran and participate in academic conferences in a variety of fields such as history and geography.   Iranian professors participate in American conferences.   When several American professors visited Tabriz and Tehran universities recently, they were warmly welcomed and enjoyed the hospitality of Iranians who proudly escorted the Americans on sight-seeing tours.

Iran has become a leader in several medical fields such as genetic engineering and offers regular seminars to researchers from all over the world.   Regular conferences are held in major cities such as Tehran and Isfahan and in April 2013 participants came from thirty two countries.

In the area of medicine, Iranian doctors have offered a variety of experiments and medicine to Americans.   One example which should be used as a model is Iranian produced anti-venom to deal with snake bites.   FDA approved anti-venoms do not work on Afghan snake bites because they are manufactured from snake venom found in U.S. species.   A medical guideline issued by U.S. military officers says drugs made by Iran's Razi institute "should be the first line of anti-venom therapy," because of its effectiveness. (Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2012)

Sports are an excellent venue to bring people of different countries together.   Interaction among nations increases understanding and lowers barriers, facilitating, for example, obtaining visas for travelling.  

Ping-pong diplomacy had a positive impact on the China -- United States relationship in the early 1970s.  

Will wrestling diplomacy work to ease the tension between United States and Iran?

The Iranian wrestling team has competed in the USA over ten times since 1990s and the United States wrestling team has competed in Iran ten other times.   Wrestling and academic sciences are the best areas to provide opportunities for collaboration and exchanges.

People to people cooperation should continue to find other areas which both sides can gain.   These examples of mutually beneficial exchanges between United States and Iran provide cause for optimism that they will continue, which will not only benefit the two countries but the international community as well.

Authors Bio:

Iran, pronounced Eeran NOT Eye-ran...".> Hint: Italy: Eetaly not Eye-taly.


Iran has been in the region properly termed 'West Asia' -- not the 'Middle East' for thousand of years.



It is heart-warming to see more and more scholars look past politics to discover Iran's contributions to science, film, and literature. One good piece of evidence is the display of Iranian artifacts in the majority of the world's museums.

The term 'Middle East' is a fake term invented in the 20th century for the benefit of rationalizing British (and hence European) imperial interests.

The "Islamic Civilization" is another fake term. Interesting that Western societies do not lump themselves with Koreans and Filipinos onto a single "Christian Civilization."

After living and working in many countries, I have become an environmentalist. I am an independent business Professor and documentary film producer about environment and creatures in it.

I have spent most of my professional life as a university Professor and as an Advisor to companies seeking to streamline their operations and to make them more efficient. My Doctorate Degree is in Quantitative Methods, Production and Operations Management. As a University Professor, I received Outstanding Professor Awards from several universities.

As a film producer, I received the 'Best Foreign Film Award' from several international festivals for my documentary films, e.g., on the spider-tailed viper of Iran which it received a Panda Award from Wildscreen Film Festival in England in October 2018. The award is called Green Oscar among environmentalists. 2019 Awards: NaturVision, Deutscher Wildlife Filmpreis, Germany. 22 Gran Paradiso Film Festival, Cogne, Italy.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species listed Spider-tailed Viper on August 27, 2019. This Convention is in Geneva, Switzerland. This action will make sure when I pass away this creature will continue to live.

I welcome competition while my main goal is to educate public and protect the precious environment until I pass away.

The earth belongs to all of us and sadly is in need of care. Dumping waste, especially poisonous weed killers for weeds and Crops similar to "agent orange," should be banned.

Native people should not be forced out of their homes to make room for settlers who arrive from different countries.
Western countries and Russia have not been punished for their crimes against humanity


My professional and personal experience has convinced me that the world has become more dangerous and threatening. I have created several NGOs to protect what is left of the environment and of the creatures in it and to preserve historical heritages with emphasis on Iran's heritage and contributions to this world.

Favorite Quotes which most of them are my own summarize the way I believe:

* Enlightenment is the goal of media but delusion is often its true target.

* The prerequisite for peace is justice for all people and for all nations.

* In the past, weapons were manufactured to fight wars, today wars are manufactured to sell weapons.

* Seeking justice is meaningless if it is not translated into action.

* Western societies and Russia share responsibility for the loss of free societies in many parts of the world, especially in less developed countries. Western countries, Russia and China have depleted natural resources, looted national treasures displaying them in their museums in exchange for deceptive freedom and wealth.

* "Super Powers" would not be "Super Powers" if they minded their own business.

* Give a man a gun, he may kill someone; give a man a bank, he will kill those who disagree with Western countries' foreign policies.

* "A hungry man is an angry man" Illegal sanctions create hungry man.

* People should not be indoctrinated with lies, only to learn the truth later. Every time a truth is told, some new understanding and tolerance between people and nations can take root.

* Poor does not mean stupid. Rich does not mean civilized and smart.

* The more simply I live and travel, the more I am able to experience life around the world.

* The news is not as bad as you think it is; no news can be as good as you think it is.

* Heaven and Hell is a concept from Zoroastrian religion which has been borrowed by other religions e.g. Islam & Christianity. To me, Heaven is the last twenty years of one's life when you can look back and smile. Hell is when you look back and suffer remorse.

* Happiness isn't where you find it. Happiness is where you create it.
* Bombing innocent people in Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and elsewhere must stop.

* Any person with a 🔫 gun may rob a bank. Any person that owns a bank is capable of robbing the 🌎 world especially weaker countries.