Gharibian

MEMORANDUM **

Ardak Gharibian, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under *696 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review adverse credibility determinations for substantial evidence. Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA identified specific and cogent reasons for finding Gharibian not credible, including the discrepancy between Gharibian’s testimony and marriage certificate regarding where he was married and who performed the marriage ceremony; and the discrepancy between Gharibian’s testimony and the date listed on the summons regarding when the summons was issued. These reasons go to the heart of Gharibian’s persecution claim and thus provide substantial evidence for the adverse credibility finding. See Rivera v. Mulcasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1275 (9th Cir. 2007); see also Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 964 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that as long as one of the identified grounds is…