There are two considerable choices before the principlists: Ghalibaf and Jalili. Most polls show that Ghalibaf is certainly the most popular figure among principlist candidates. Yet, there are two barriers before him. Some principlists see him as a technocrat, which, from the viewpoint of the principlists, means being distant from fundamental relig ... Continue reading »

Is the Obama administration capable of fulfilling Iran’s demand for removing unilateral American sanctions, thus paving the way for an agreement over its nuclear issue? Among a sea of sanctions that the UN Security Council, the EU and the US have imposed on Iran, the US sanctions that target its oil industry and banking system have been the most da ... Continue reading »

Two months before Iranian presidential elections, the political factions are still in disarray in their search to put forward a winning candidate, writes Shahir ShahidSaless. ... Continue reading »

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei seems to be finding it increasingly difficult to ignore requests for direct talks between Iran and the US, writes Shahir ShahidSaless. ... Continue reading »

Although Iran’s presidential elections are still more than six months away, analysts are already predicting the likely candidates, writes Shahir Shahidsaless. ... Continue reading »