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Though much research is being conducted on Chinese and Asian communication, one area that has not received much attention in communication research is the Middle East, and more specifically, Iran. Iran is one of the leading nations in the Middle East region that has a culturally-rich history and civilization. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the state of the intercultural communication discipline in Iran and some of the recent thinking and writing in Iran that command the attention of scholars in intercultural communication. The movement in the University of Tehran, led by Dr. Saied Reza Ameli, toward the study of intercultural communication and globalization is examined for its impact on transforming Islamic identity. Ameli's research on cultural policy formation and cultural duality formation is also examined. The conclusion is that the efforts being made in Iran by Iranian scholars should be studied more and understood better by communication scholars so that research theory and practice in that country can take their rightful place in the globalization of communication study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the contextual dimensions in the rhetoric of the Arab Israel conflict following Camp David accords, the framework for peace in Middle-east. The accords show a significant shift in relational dimensions, a modification but at the same time a solidification of the ideological dimensions, a modification but at the same time a solidification of the ideological dimensions, and a radical change in the situational dimensions, compared to those following the 1967 war. The rhetoric war of the Middle East conflict following the Six-Day War in 1967 was found to include the relational dimensions of acceptance, power, and distance, the ideological dimensions of Arab "peace with justice" and Israeli "security and peace," and the situational context of "non-communication" between the two.