File photo of a woman talking on her mobile phone while passing mural on wall of former U.S. embassy in Tehran

A woman talks on her mobile phone while passing a mural on a wall of the former U.S. embassy in Tehran in this November 5, 2008 file photo. MTN Irancell, a fast-growing Iranian mobile-phone network managed to obtain sophisticated U.S. computer equipment despite sanctions that prohibit sales of American technology to Iran, interviews and documents show. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files. (IRAN – Tags: POLITICS)

Alex Stonehill

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.