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Iran's Internal Quest for Reform: A Closer Look at the Student Movement

Shirin Mohammadi | Posted 11.19.2009 | World


Shirin Mohammadi

In Iran, politically active students -- those who are not backed by the government -- risk not only imprisonment, but in many cases, expulsion from their studies.

Iran Suicide Bomb: Senior Revolutionary Guard Commanders Killed In Iran Bomb

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the powerful Revolutionary Guard and at least 37 others Sunday near the Pakista...

MAZIAR BAHARI RELEASED: Iran Frees Newsweek Reporter On Bail

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 10.17.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran released a foreign Newsweek reporter on bail Saturday almost four months after he was arrested following the country's dispu...

Iran's Not-Yet-Revolution: Cause for Optimism

Mahmood Delkhasteh | Posted 10.06.2009 | World


Mahmood Delkhasteh

The sudden willingness of the Iranian regime to compromise over the nuclear issue may be a sign of the regime's weakness, or an attempt to foster international peace in order to crackdown internally.

Taking the Long View on Iran

Ajay Singh Chaudhary | Posted 09.14.2009 | World


Ajay Singh Chaudhary

In Iran, these periods of quiet should not be interpreted as meaning that this movement has died off or that aspirations have folded.

The (Im)moral Logic of the Show Trial

Scott Atran | Posted 09.08.2009 | World


Scott Atran

Moussavi courageously denounced the "show trials" and "torture" in Iran but his calls for reform can probably only be achieved by the regime's collapse, which is what the trials are designed to forestall.

Iran, Protest, and Intelligence: Why Strategic Reports Often Get it Wrong

Jamsheed K. Choksy | Posted 08.22.2009 | World


Jamsheed K. Choksy

Revolutions are accurately designated as such only after the fact, not when protests begin. The protests in Iran are not yet and may never become a revolution.

An Exclusive Interview with a Pro-Ahmadinejad Cleric in Qom, Iran

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


Ali A. Rizvi

A recurring theme in many of the cleric's answers is his very strong belief that "foreign" Western powers, particularly England, are behind the current unrest in Tehran

The Feast and Famine of Iran Coverage in U.S. Media

Roya Hakakian | Posted 07.19.2009 | World


Roya Hakakian

Mousavi, the true winner of the 2009 elections, is merely an incidental figure on the road of the nation's thirty-year struggle for freedom and equal rights.

The One Thing 39 Million Iranians Decisively Voted For

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


Ali A. Rizvi

Out of 46.2 million eligible voters, a staggering 39 million came out to vote, making a strong, unequivocal statement: Iranians value democracy

Is Revolution Brewing in Iran?

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


Nathan Gonzalez

The supreme leader of Iran has two clear choices: Save the fragile legitimacy of the Islamic Republic by calling for new elections, or move toward a system that increasingly looks like a dictatorship.

Revolution? No. Regime Change? Maybe

Olivia Sterns | Posted 07.17.2009 | World


Olivia Sterns

It's difficult to draw any conclusions from the rapidly unfolding election crisis in Tehran. Not even the regime has any idea what is going to happen, but perhaps that's the most important point.

Post-Election Iran: What America Must Do Now

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.15.2009 | World


Shirin Sadeghi

The Iranian Republic requires American antagonism to uphold its regional influence and its stranglehold on the Iranian people - the United States should deprive it of this gift.

Iran's 20 Most Powerful People: Newsweek

Newsweek | Posted 06.28.2009 | World


Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertainers (and on...

Ahmadinejad Calls Nuclear Freeze "Disgraceful"

AP | Posted 06.21.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's hard-line president criticized as "disgraceful" a 2003 deal his predecessor reached with Europe to freeze the country's nuclear...

Iran: The Day the Revolution Lost Its Way

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.05.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Backing Hizbollah, Hamas, Venezuela and Syria would be less odd if Iran had spent some time tackling issues in its immediate vicinity and within its own borders.

Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 04.20.2009 | World


Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Quagmire of the year: Hamas-Israel There is an endless amount of news this week dealing with Israelis and P...

Khatami Pulls Out Of Iranian Presidential Race

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's most prominent reformist, former President Mohammed Khatami, pulled out of the race against the country's hard-line presid...

Iranian Human Rights Should Be Issue No. 1 For Obama: Commentary

Washington Post | Posted 04.16.2009 | World


We are democracy activists who are passionate about our home country, Iran. One of us, Mariam, immigrated to the United States at age 7, during the 19...

Khatami To Pull Out Of Iran Race: BBC

BBC NEWS | Posted 04.16.2009 | World


Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami is to withdraw his candidacy from the country's June presidential election, the BBC understands....

Mir Hossein Mousavi Enters Iranian Presidential Race

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 04.10.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — An influential former Iranian prime minister said Tuesday that he will run in the upcoming presidential election, posing what cou...

Khatami Websites Blocked By Iran

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 03.24.2009 | World


TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian authorities have blocked two Web sites promoting the presidential bid of Mohammed Khatami, reformists said Saturday, in a...

Iran Admitted Attacks On Western Troops In Iraq: UK Ambassador

BBC | Posted 03.23.2009 | World


Iran offered to stop attacking British troops in Iraq to try to get the West to drop objections to Tehran's uranium enrichment project, a UK official ...

Mohammad Khatami Slams President Ahmadinejad

AP | TAREK EL-TABLAWY | Posted 03.15.2009 | World


CAIRO — The top reformist candidate in Iran's presidential race blamed incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the country's isolation, while a leadin...

Mohammed Khatami Almost Attacked By Angry Mob At Anniversary Celebration

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


An angry, stick-wielding mob tried to attack Iran's ex-president Mohammed Khatami during a celebration marking the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Rev...