Ahmadinejad visits Cairo: How sect tempers Islamist ties between Egypt, Iran
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Cairo Tuesday in the first visit of an Iranian leader to Egypt since the 1979 Islamic revolution.Although Mr. Ahmadinejad traveled to Egypt for a summit...
View ArticleTrumpeting technological strength, Iran releases video it says is from downed...
Iran claims to have decrypted the brain of a CIA stealth drone it captured in late 2011, and has published video it says is extracted from its data banks. The video, broadcast on Feb. 6 on state-run...
View ArticleWhy the Iran threat assessment may be easing — for now
Analysts are toning down threat assessments on Iran as several developments coincide to lower the drumbeat of fears about Iran's nuclear intentions.From slower-than-expected missile progress, to...
View ArticleThe Cyrus Cylinder, symbol of Persian tolerance, heads to US
Can an ancient hunk of clay bearing a message of tolerance from the Persian Empire help Americans and Iranians chip away at a generation of mutual hostility?The Cyrus Cylinder arrives in the United...
View ArticleIran nuclear talks: Saudis, IAEA, voice doubt over Tehran's intentions
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency charged Iran Monday with using delaying tactics to put off inspection of a key military research site — just hours after Saudi Arabia’s foreign...
View ArticleIran plans to sue makers of 'Argo': Could lawsuit succeed?
News reports suggest that Iranian government officials are exploring the idea of suing the makers of “Argo,” saying the Oscar-winning film gave an unrealistic portrayal of Iran during the 1979 seizure...
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Neocons and the Iraq War: Their view then and now 10 years later
Second of two articles.Ten years ago, the Bush administration’s foreign policy was in the thrall of a movement called “neoconservatism” (which was, in fact, neither new nor conservative). Shortly...
View ArticleCan Iran, world powers build on recent progress in nuclear talks?
Experts of Iran and six world powers will meet behind closed doors in Istanbul tomorrow for “technical-level” nuclear talks aimed at turning recent diplomatic progress into concrete measures. Diplomats...
View ArticlePowerful 7.8 earthquake hits Iran
A powerful earthquake struck the southeast of Iran on Tuesday, causing tremors across the Middle East.State-run Press TV is reporting that at least 40 people were killed in the quake, which hit in...
View ArticleIsraeli airstrike in Syria brings Iran onstage, raising risk of proxy war
Iran has dismissed reports that Israel’s attack in Syria early yesterday targeted advanced Iranian-made missiles on their way to Hezbollah in Lebanon, calling them “psychological operations” aimed at...
View ArticleIran's presidential race: 'Wild card' entry creates dilemma for Khamenei
Just weeks before Iran’s crucial presidential vote, Iran’s supreme leader is facing a new and unexpected dilemma that could derail his plans to restore regime legitimacy and bury the ghosts of Iran’s...
View ArticleIran nuclear talks in Istanbul show progress remains elusive
Even before the top two nuclear negotiators from Iran and six world powers sat down to a rare shared dinner in Istanbul tonight, events showed how far apart they are as they wrestle over how to limit...
View ArticleIranian LGBTs flee persecution via 'underground railroad'
KAYSERI, Turkey — It’s a humid summer night in Kayseri. Several busloads of Iranians trundle through the dusk. Grandparents, toddlers, thirty-somethings and gangly teenage couples stand in the aisles,...
View ArticleIran's chief nuclear negotiator: we're being asked to make all the sacrifices
Saeed Jalili, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and a presidential candidate, says that offers from six world powers demand far more short-term sacrifices of his government than the Islamic Republic...
View ArticleStalled nuclear talks fuel sharp exchange at Iran's final presidential debate
Iran’s failure to make progress in nuclear negotiations with six world powers came under fierce attack as conservative presidential candidates clashed over inept and “fruitless” diplomacy one week...
View ArticleIran votes: Why the Supreme Leader is so desperate to bring out voters
Iran’s Supreme Leader is pushing hard for high turnout in presidential elections on Friday, hoping voters will “disappoint the enemy” in a “great divine test” and bury the memory of Iran’s...
View ArticleIran election: What does Hassan Rohani mean for the United States?
The United States is taking a wait-and-see attitude toward Iran’s election of Hassan Rohani, generally perceived as the moderate, reformist candidate and the surprisingly clear winner in Friday’s...
View ArticleRohani vows to reset Iran's relations with the world
Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rohani has promised to use his victory to transform the Islamic Republic’s relations with the outside world and with its own citizens.Three days after a stunning upset at...
View ArticleIran's Rohani vows not to surrender to sanctions
Pledging moderation at home and “removing tensions” abroad, Iran’s new President Hassan Rohani took the oath of office before legislators today in Tehran.The veteran regime insider who was Iran’s top...
View ArticleProfiling Iran's LGBT refugees: From activist to outcast
Iran is one of several countries that allows the execution of individuals for homosexual conduct. As a result, some LGBT citizens choose to leave with help from an “underground railroad” spanning from...
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