It's primer on Iran. I think it is important to know because it backgrounds Iranian society without the obscuring nonsense coming from the US state department.
Cole, without breaking into polemic, marches through the actual history and current events. This simple explanation does wonders to destroy the propaganda envelope US media has fabricated into a foreign policy apparatus.
Zogby: Arab Voices also looks like a pretty informative read. It's briefly sketched under 10/19 entry.
CG