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Summer in Lebanon: Prudence vs. Recklessness

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.12.2013 | World
Raghida Dergham

Every time signs of a political dƩtente appear in the country, people in Lebanon like to ask, "And what will the summer be like?" The question is not...

Going to Tehran: A Must Read!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 05.18.2013 | Books
Patricia DeGennaro

Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have reminded foreign policy scholars like Hillary Mann and Flynt Everett to speak out about the flaws in U.S. policy and encourage all of us to demand that it change.

Packing Heart on Your Next Vacation

Ann Craig-Cinnamon | Posted 05.11.2013 | Impact
Ann Craig-Cinnamon

For the cost of a utility bill here at home, several families would have fresh, clean water to drink. It was an easy thing to do. We didn't even lift a finger.

Iran Nuke Talks Reach 'Turning Point'

AP | LARA JAKES and PETER LEONARD | Posted 04.28.2013 | World

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Negotiations with world powers over how to curb Iran's nuclear program have reached a "turning point" for the better after nearl...

Exploring Iran's Contemporary Art Scene

John Seed | Posted 04.19.2013 | Arts
John Seed

I have recently been in touch with Orkideh Daroodi, a native of Iran who returned home several years ago after attending high school and college in Ca...

Diplomat Confirms Iranian Nuke Upgrade

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 04.16.2013 | World

VIENNA — Adding weight to its announcement of a nuclear upgrade, Tehran has shown high-level U.N. officials high-tech equipment positioned at it...

Iranian Official Says Country Open To U.S. Offer Of Direct Nuclear Talks

Reuters | Adrian Croft and Alexandra Hudson | Posted 02.04.2013 | World

By Adrian Croft and Alexandra Hudson MUNICH, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear progr...

Why Is Tehran Procrastinating?

Trita Parsi | Posted 03.26.2013 | World
Trita Parsi

Mindful of the short and closing window of opportunity for an intermediate agreement on the nuclear issue -- before the Iranian New Year in March and the Iranian elections in June -- time has not been used effectively since Obama's reelection in November. And Tehran is not helping.

Nuclear Inspectors Say Iran Mission Has Failed

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 03.20.2013 | World

VIENNA — U.N experts returned from Tehran on Friday without sealing a long-sought deal that would restart a probe of suspicions that Iran worked...

Bridging Cultures Through Art: HONY in Iran

Gregoris Kalai | Posted 03.10.2013 | College
Gregoris Kalai

Looking through these images, the constant theme is how human characteristics prevail through cultures and boundaries. While the Iranian government may take certain actions that are deemed hostile by the West, Iranians themselves lead lives of pride, joy and everyday struggle.

UN Nuke Agency Claims Progress In Iran Probe

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 02.13.2013 | World

VIENNA — A senior U.N. official announced progress Friday in long-stalled efforts to resume a probe of suspicions that Iran may have worked to d...

Iran Claims It Decoded Data From Drone Captured In 2011

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 02.09.2013 | World

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Monday said it has decoded all of the data from an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year. The ...

Air Pollution Forces Tehran To Close Schools, Offices

AP | Posted 02.02.2013 | World

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's state TV says Tehran's schools, universities and government offices will be closed for two days because of high air pollu...

Senators Mull Tougher Iran Sanctions

AP | BRADLEY KLAPPER | Posted 01.08.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are working on a set of new and unprecedented sanctions against Iran that could prevent the Islamic republic from doing ...

Dan Senor: Talks Loudly, and Carries No Stick at All

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 12.25.2012 | Politics
Reese Schonfeld

Dan Senor seems to advocate that the US take a tougher line with the Iranians, but is he willing to see American soldiers die fighting to free Iran from the Ayatollah? Dan Senor talks tough, but is he willing to put American troops where his mouth is?

Iran Hits the Sanctions Threshold

Richard Javad Heydarian | Posted 12.12.2012 | World
Richard Javad Heydarian

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's speech could be interpreted as an indirect signal of growing willingness on the part of the Iranian leadership to break the nuclear deadlock.

Review: Argo

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.09.2012 | Entertainment
Marshall Fine

It's a little early to be proclaiming Ben Affleck's Argo the best movie of the year -- but one of the best? No question.

The Lure: Some Things Are Better Left Hidden

Dora Levy Mossanen | Posted 12.04.2012 | Books
Dora Levy Mossanen

If you were to peel life like an onion, you'd find layer after layer of hidden meaning philosophers have debated over for centuries and will continu...

Benghazi-Tehran -- Warnings Unheeded

Barry Lando | Posted 12.03.2012 | World
Barry Lando

A U.S. administration is accused of not increasing security at a sensitive diplomatic outpost in the Middle East, despite warnings from its own intelligence agencies. The results are catastrophic. We're talking not just about Libya today -- but Iran 30 years ago.

Iran's Currency In Crisis Mode

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 12.03.2012 | World

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian authorities used aggressive measures Wednesday in an attempt to halt the nosedive of the country's currency, making arrests, v...

U.S-Mideast Policy Isn't Isolating Iran, It Is Isolating America

Sarwar Kashmeri | Posted 11.13.2012 | World
Sarwar Kashmeri

If Iran believes its security and national priorities require that it develop a nuclear capability, then sooner or later that is what it will do.

At the NAM Summit in Tehran, 'It's the Economy, Stupid!'

Reza Marashi | Posted 10.31.2012 | World
Reza Marashi

Unprecedented U.S.-led sanctions seek to cripple the Iranian economy, and a key focus of Iran's diplomacy at the summit was finding new ways to remain afloat, buoyed by oil money.

Silent Human Rights Diplomacy Fails

Aaron Rhodes | Posted 10.29.2012 | World
Aaron Rhodes

Mr. Ban won't meet a free press and he won't meet free and independent people. But he can speak his mind and he can tell the world what he said. Thanks to the Internet, the Iranian people will find out what happened.

Turkey's New Role or Awakening the Sleeping Levantine Giant

Claude Salhani | Posted 10.29.2012 | World
Claude Salhani

The reemergence of Turkey in Arab politics has many in Turkey and the region asking if veering Ankara's politics back towards the Levant is a wise policy.

Tensions Flare Over Iran's Nuke Program

Reuters | Posted 10.24.2012 | World

By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, Aug 24 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog pressed Iran on Friday to address suspicions about nuclear bomb ...