Admidst the rumblings and mumblings and threatening and blustering and posturing currently poisoning relations between the US and Iranian governments, has anyone asked the Iranian people what they want? Even a cursory glance at the thriving Iranian blogosphere makes it clear that a majority of the country's citizens want peace. When do they want it? Now! There are approximately 75,000 blogs in Iran (Iraq, by comparison, has only about 50), amounting to a virtual independent media controlled by the citizens.

The new group blog, Iranians For Peace, launched by Iranian journalist N Alavi and other Iranian writers, is a platform for a diverse array of anti-war voices from all over the globe. Writes blogger Sima Shakhsari, "... this is one way of telling the world that despite our differences, we do not want the U.S. military, or any other military for that matter, to attack Iran."

A few more Iranian blogs (in English) not to be missed are Shakhsari's own Farangopolis, Iranian.com and No War On Iran.