Where's the ban on the perpetrators of wars I mentioned down there? See the true face of international justice!
Russia face World Cup ban threat as sport turns yellow and blue for Ukraine

A 'Football Stands Together' message is displayed in Ukrainian colours ahead of the English League Cup final football match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium (AFP/JUSTIN TALLIS) (JUSTIN TALLIS)

Israel surpasses 1,000 demolitions in the occupied West Bank since Joe Biden took office; twice as many in Trump’s term.

مدافع پیشین آرسنال مربیگری را متوقف کرد تا به جنگ روسیه برود

اوله لوژنی، مدافع پیشین اوکراین و آرسنال اف سی، از طریق پیامی در واتس اپ به اسکای اسپورت گفت که قرار است دوران مربیگری خود را متوقف کند تا برای کشورش که در حال حاضر مورد حمله دولت روسیه است بجنگد.

تیم‌ملی فوتبال امید یک بازی در نوروز انجام می‌دهد

شاگردان مهدوی‌کیا در تلاش برای برگزاری دیدار دوستانه‌ای در نوروز ۱۴۰۱ با یکی از تیم‌های عراق، امارات یا عربستان هستند. 

Yes Keefer, I will try to find it. It was in the context of Iran NIOC selling these shipments much cheaper than market prices, because iran needs to entice buyers who take a risk of possible secondary US sanctions and often these shipments pass through middlemen who hide the origin of the oil and take big cuts and at the end Iran is left with a fraction.

But you see that is NIOC, that is the government and that is official.  In Iran then you have the elites behind the scene and their share of access to the oil that no one can account for.  These guys also own shipping companies, the famous one is Admiral Shipping Company, and have their cargo ships in Persian gulf filled with oil and waiting for customers to sell. Aside from external pressure, unfortunately Iran also has internal challenges.  Actually these are the guys who are trying to do anything possible to sabotage the JCPOA deal. 

As far as Iran having the bomb, I 100% agree.  They should and they are entitled to it. But Keefer you know the deal. They can’t do it in hiding. USA, China, and Russia have to give the ok and none of these guys have ever been in favor of Iran having the bomb.  

Now back to that picture. Here is a wild theory; let’s say you are right these are about countries competing for supremacy and I am wrong. How about this, the three countries in the picture agree to take on as follows:

Russia takes Ukraine
China takes Taiwan

and in the process they leave 

Iran for USA!

The stage is set: peace in Europe, peace in South China, peace in Middle East.  The problem Child once again becomes the Taliban. Another 9/11! Borj Khalifa instead of the Twin Towers and the saga continues on and on and on through our next generation.  

That is how it has been since WWI. 

Amen to this ShahryAr jAn:

"I just want all us us to pause for a moment and make an acknowledgment ...; It is so refreshing to have intelligent and mature conversations with smart and conscientious friends on this site. Faramarz, Keefer, Ali, Kamkar, rashti, mashghasem, HAMVATAN, Kamkar, LOL, Observer and of course Zinsky add so much value and content to this site that makes it a pleasure to visit, read and post (I am sure I missed one or two names here; my apologies). Thank you doostan."

Very well said. I have been with Iranian Football Page since 1996 and really the main reason has been the respectful discourse that all of you bring here. Each individual is responsible in building the environment that we have here, and I have to say that (with the exception of a few years mostly  due to mismanagement) you guys have built something that has hooked us to the site. I am grateful for knowing all of you.