Gregorian

MEMORANDUM **

Tigran Gregorian, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order independently affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review factual findings by evaluating whether they are supported by substantial evidence, and will uphold the BIA’s decision unless the record compels a contrary conclusion. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s factual finding in this case. See Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002). Gregorian’s claims of generalized past persecution on account of his Iranian heritage and his father’s membership in the Armenian National Movement amount to harassment and do not rise to the level of persecution. See Padash v. INS, 358 F.3d 1161, 1165-66 (9th Cir.2004). The record does not compel a conclusion that Gregorian suffered from past persecution based on either national origin or political opinion. See Korablina v. INS, 158 F.3d 1038,…