Israel highly skeptical on Iran-IAEA inspection deal
Ministers point to Tehran’s history of backtracking on agreements; defense official says Iran will never give up on nuclear ambitions
View ArticlePutin visit to Israel next week could be vital in bid to thwart Iran via...
Russian president may be signaling to Tehran that it needs to compromise in order to retain his support
View ArticleRita hopes Farsi album’ll charm Iran
Tehran-born Rita’s album ‘My Joys,’ sung ‘in the language of Ahmadinejad,’ is gaining a following in the land of her birth. It’s not a political statement, she stresses, but a return to her roots
View ArticleGerman FM cautions Israel not to jump to conclusions regarding Bulgaria attack
Guido Westerwelle says that without information, one ‘should be careful in commenting’
View ArticleNo other countries likely to follow Canada’s lead in severing ties with Iran
Ottawa denies it shut embassy because of imminent Israeli attack; other Western countries disinclined to close their legations
View ArticleLoose lips sink Ayatollahs, Iran warns ahead of vote
Leaders in Tehran, hoping to avoid repeat of unrest from 2009 elections, tell those calling for free elections to keep quiet
View ArticleIran recruiting volunteer troops for Syria
‘Today our main war front is against the Zionist entity,’ says prominent Iranian lawmaker
View ArticleIran’s presidential shortlist exposes a fearful regime
The removal of two outspoken Khamenei critics indicates the narrowing of legitimate discourse in the Islamic Republic, experts say
View ArticleFor Iranian moderates, a glimmer of hope
Presidential hopeful Hassan Rouhani, a relative liberal, could squeeze though to the second round run-off, experts posit, but Khameini won’t let him win presidency
View ArticleIran votes for change, but new president will have a hard time delivering
Hasan Rowhani may have his heart in the right place, but his ability to overcome a conservative supreme leader is limited
View ArticleWith Rowhani at the helm, all options may no longer be on the table
The election of the relative moderate in Iran gives the clerical regime a facade of legitimacy that may protect it from domestic and Western opposition
View ArticleChemical allegations in Syria haunt ally Iran
Islamic Republic ‘a major victim of chemical weapons,’ notes country’s new president
View ArticleDid Israel, under the shah, help start Iran’s nuclear program?
A new documentary recalls the ‘paradise in a bubble’ of Israelis in Iran before 1979. It also suggests they played an initial role in setting Iran on the nuclear path
View ArticleKhamenei aims to ensure Iran deal won’t lead to regime change
If world powers are hoping the influx of Western money and ideals will boost and even ultimately empower reformists, they’ve likely miscalculated
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Will renewed sanctions force Iran to buckle? Ask after midterm results are in
Analysts say Tehran is unlikely to cave quickly, will hope for a new US administration in 2020; a blue wave during Tuesday's midterms may give it enough hope to hold out
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