And there was television in Homeland, and this became the center and core of the only written work left by Iraj Gergin, a book called “Hope and Freedom”, which was his professional biography.” Comments from others Journalists of Mr. Gergin’s contemporaries and those who learned from him have introduced this veteran journalist to moderation, accuracy, and commitment to professional journalistic principles. In one of his last interviews on Voice of America’s Parasite program, Iraj Gorgin criticized Persian-language media journalists affiliated with Western governments who sometimes become “bowls hotter than ash” in narrating events and presenting news.