Questions about Iran’s nuclear detonator will be answered in the coming months, Tehran says
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Turns to YouTube to Defend Tehran’s Nuclear Program
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif calls for “dignity” and “respect,” but makes no direct mention of the uranium enrichment that is at the heart of diplomatic wrangling under way between Iran and the West
At U.N., Israel’s Netanyahu Warns of Iranian Nuclear Threat
Updated at 3:48 p.m., Oct. 1
Benjamin Netanyahu began his career in politics talking toward the glossy black eye of the television camera. With no particular background in the give-and-take of retail politics back home in …
Iran Election: Reformers Gain Momentum in Final Days of Campaign
With three days of campaigning left, Iran’s presidential election suddenly gets interesting
Iran’s Supreme Leader Tightens Grip After Disqualifying Two Top Presidential Candidates
For the cleric who runs Iran, there’s no such thing as a pleasant surprise, especially on election day. Ayatullah Ali Khamenei was not pleased when a librarian named Mohammed Khatami was swept into the President’s office in …
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Paraguay’s new president needs to tackle the country’s poverty, continued hikes in food prices could destabilize Iran before its presidential election and North Korea has rejected U.S. calls to show it’s serious about abandoning …
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The U.N. signs the first treaty to regulate the global arms trade, Malaysia will have a general election later this month, and the world’s poorest countries said they will commit to cutting their greenhouse gas emissions
Assad’s Big Ally: How Deeply Entrenched Is Iran in Syria?
Though Syria will not be discussed when the West and Iran sit down for nuclear talks, it is likely to be part of the unresolved calculus of power in the region
Iran’s Agenda: Why Tehran Plays Hard to Get on Nuclear Diplomacy
“A decade of war in now ending,” President Barack Obama told Americans on Monday, vowing to “show the courage to try and resolve our differences with other nations peacefully – not because we are naive about the dangers we face, …
The Revolt of the Bazaar: Will Angry Merchants Change Iran?
As the exchange rate of the rial collapsed, the center of Iran’s commerce shut down in protest — and the uprising is spreading
Protests in Tehran: Will Pain of Sanctions Change Iran’s Nuclear Calculus?
Blame sanctions, says Ahmadinejad, of Iran’s economic chaos. Blame Ahmadinejad, say the protesters — and supporters of the Supreme Leader
Away from the U.S. Conventions, a New World Order Takes Shape
Though you wouldn’t guess it in an election year, the rest of the world increasingly does not need American leadership to guide the way.
How Tehran Shut Itself Down to Work Better
To improve security and traffic during the Non-Aligned Movement conference, the Iranian capital gave itself a five-day holiday and kept its residents off the streets