Rokni

MEMORANDUM ***

Mehrdad Rokni, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the decision of the immigration judge (IJ) denying his application for asylum, withholding of deportation, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the BIA order for substantial evidence and will uphold the BIA’s determination unless the evidence compels a contrary result. Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1093 (9th Cir.2002). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Rokni’s past experiences do not rise to the level of persecution. “[Pjersecution is an extreme concept that does not include every sort of treatment our society regards as offensive.” Ghaly v. INS, 58 F.3d 1425, 1431 (9th Cir.1995).

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s determination that Rokni does not have a well-founded fear of persecution if he returned to Iran. See Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 964 (9th Cir.1996) (en bane). Rokni testified and submitted documents to support his claim of a well-founded fear. *828 The IJ and BIA did not find Rokni’s…