UPDATE 9 MARCH: I’m setting off in a few hours. Iran updates will be lighter than usual  until Saturday, but we will keep our eyes on events and try and keep you posted. And, of course, our readers — thanks to all of you for advice for this trip — can be relied upon to provide information and comment.

have been invited to speak next Wednesday  at “Iran at a Crossroads“, a hearing organised by the National Iranian American Council  at the US Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The event, sponsored by US Senators and including statements from US Congressman, is expected to draw an audience of legislators, government officials, and journalists, as well as the general public.

The event will be live-streamed from 9 a.m. local time(1400 GMT) at NIACInsight.

9:30 AM-9:45 AM

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Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-14)

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I’ll be in the wilds of Derbyshire on top-secret academic business today, so updates will be limited until this afternoon. As usual, do keep sending in comments and ideas, and we’ll be back to full speed later.

I’ll be in Manchester for the weekend, so it will be limited service until Monday morning. EA staff will be holding the fort, and as usual, we welcome your information and comments.

We will have treats for you through the weekend, including our Photos of the Decade and a  War on Terror Flashback.

UPDATE: Here’s what we have for you as 22 Bahman draws to a close. There is our LiveBlog of the day, bringing all the events — and sometimes trying to anlayse them — as they happened. (In case this site is running slow, we have a back-up of the LiveBlog on another site.)

Scott Lucas has posted a special analysis, looking at the political significance of events not just for today but for weeks and months to come.

Tonight, we have an interview with Hossein Karroubi, reflecting on the attack on his father, Mehdi Karroubi, the arrest of his brother, and other developments.

The day in video has been captured through more than 50 clips in Set 1, Set 2, Set 3, and Set 4. There’s the “bonus” of a clip of President Ahmadinejad’s speech at Azadi Square as well as a sample from CNN’s coverage.

The spirit of the day is captured in the video for A Song for 22 Bahman.

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Enduring America’s coverage of the marches of 22 Bahman, the anniversary of the 1979 Revolution, will start at 0600 GMT (9:30 a.m. in Tehran). We’ll have a LiveBlog with the quickest updates on events, the latest videos, and snap analyses throughout the day.

In Britain, Scott Lucas will anchor the coverage, with Ali Yenidunya and Tricia Sutherland keeping an eye on the hot news and video footage. Josh Shahryar will be updating from the US, and our German Bureau will be bringing in other information from their sources. With the help of EA correspondents, Mr Azadi and Mr V, we will be drawing on our sources in Iran to make sure we have the best reading of the developments.

And, of course, we will drawing from our best reporters — EA’s readers — as they offer information and comments.

(If, for some reason, EA is unavailable on 22 Bahman, please check our Twitter account or Facebook page for directions to a backup site.)

I’m at the US Embassy in Ireland tonight for a panel looking at President Obama’s first year in office. Back to full EA service from mid-afternoon tomorrow. In the meantime, I’d be grateful if you can help out Mike Dunn the EA staff who are watching the shop — keep  sending in the latest information and comments.

A day of political chatter, as I find myself with a different view than US-based pundits of both President Obama’s first year in office and of last night’s Republican victory in the special election for US Senator in Massachusetts. Take your pick from BBC World Service (from start, my contribution from 0:11:45), BBC Radio 5 (1:39:20 mark), BBC Radio Wales (2:37:00), or BBC Radio Scotland (0:40:00).

We lost Enduring America today for a couple of hours. Our hosting company noticed immediately and worked to restore the site, which took until about an hour ago. We’re now back up and running, but you may notice some slowness or parts of the site disappearing as I take the opportunity to install upgrades. As always, our Twitter feed will be updated with the latest news.

UPDATE: Upgrading is now complete.

I’m in Beirut for meetings and then a conference, hosted by the Center for American Studies and Research (CASAR) at American University Beirut, “Connections and Ruptures: America and the Middle East”, until Saturday afternoon. I’ll be dropping in to offer Iran updates as well as the best in news and analysis elsewhere, but I may be out-of-touch at times while Mike Dunn and the EA team mind the store. Apologies also for our server issues today. I’m presuming Mike has lined up the appropriate folks for a bit of a flogging.