Talla Mountjoy: The first places I’ll visit when Iran is free, if Iran is free March 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Iran is richly diverse by region, ethnicity, religion and culture, and I’ve long dreamed to build Iran’s tourism industry.
Talla Mountjoy: My family in Iran is cut off from the rest of us. It is taking its toll. January 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. We get a call from Iran once a day from our family members telling us they’re OK, which means they’re alive. But it does not mean they’re OK.
Talla Mountjoy: ‘This is the time the regime will fall.’ Iran’s protests as seen through my family’s group chat. January 12, 2026 at 1:08 p.m. With the protests in Iran growing, the conversations in our chats changed to signs of hope even amid concerns about our family’s safety.
Talla Mountjoy: ‘We’ll survive. Iran always survives.’ Israel’s attacks as seen through journal entries. July 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Abandoned by the world and their own government, my family and the Iranian people relied on their strength to get through Israel's attacks.