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Attempts by Netanyahoo to gaud the U.S. into attacking Iran have been manifold. But Trump’s legacy is on the line. I doubt very much that he will risk it for...

After weeks of speculation over how the new Biden Administration will approach U.S. relations in the Arab Gulf, the first real hurdles for a new JCPOA Iran agreement are already...

In her third column of the series, Angharad Williams reads Azar Nafisi’s memoir and examines the power of reading to reclaim a home.

"After the summer of 1988, when we returned to ward 2 of Gohardasht Prison or Evin, we found all the cells empty. I could hear Farhad’s...

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Even as a close ally suggested a more conditional return, Biden is expected to try to secure Iran’s return to nuclear deal commitments before trying to renegotiate a follow-on deal.

President Trump asked senior advisers in an Oval Office meeting on Thursday whether he had options to take action against Iran’s main nuclear site in the coming weeks. The meeting...

I have a crazy idea that I can’t get out of my head, that we Americans are heading for something like an Armageddon in the...

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Trump might be tempted to order a military attack on Iran, because his “maximum pressure” campaign failed to thwart that country’s nuclear program.

The latest achievements of Iranian researchers for developing COVID-19 vaccine platforms were discussed in a meeting on Tuesday in the presence of Health Minister Saeed...

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Israel is drafting a strategy for engaging with the incoming Biden administration on Iran, two Israeli officials tell me.

Win Without War Executive Director Stephen Miles released the following statement regarding reports that President Trump considered launching a direct attack on Iranian soil earlier this month:...

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Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger, Helene Cooper and Lara Jakes at the New York Times get the scoop. Their sources in the White House...

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Who are the two competing parties waiting to govern Iran?

The story is laughable. If any important al-Qaeda guy had been killed last August Trump would have screamed about it during his campaign from the top of his lungs.

Recently, Iran has unveiled its newest attack Mohajer-6 Drone, which is a 10-feet-long jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the Kian, which according to the state media has the capacity...

The New York Times is publishing a misleading report on its front page that further raises the risk that Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu could provoke a conflict with Iran...

Asia Times roving columnist Pepe Escobar and renowned Iran expert Mohammad Marandi are featured on October 28 in this webinar titled "Can Iran and the...

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Democratic nominee’s victory in US elections boosts hopes of revitalising Iran nuclear deal – but undoing the Trump years will not be easy.

Iran has unveiled a regional initiative to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Tehran in the weekend after a regional...

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Ambassador John Limbert was one of the American hostages held for 444 days at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran following the Iranian Revolution. As a...

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Sima Ladjevardian remembers life as a 12-year-old at the height of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. “It started with us being in school and feeling like there was an earthquake going...

As fierce fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues into a second month, neoconservatives in Washington are pushing the United States to side with Azerbaijan. Their...

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Four more years of President Trump would almost certainly kill the Iran nuclear deal — but the election of Joe Biden wouldn’t necessarily save it.

The Iranian counter-strike showed the entire world something which most people did not realize: Iranian missiles (ballistic and cruise) were much more accurate than previously thought. In fact, they clearly...

Made in America with an eye for export to Iran, Kourosh Ahari’s impressive feature debut terrorizes a couple staying at L.A.’s Hotel Normandie.

With a socialist politician securing a landslide election victory in Bolivia, conditions appear to be ripe for revitalizing relations between Iran and Bolivia. After about...

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Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday took aim at the United States' ongoing "war on terror," which he blamed for "countless broken societies." The...

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The latest iteration of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has already claimed the lives of dozens of people, had been largely forgotten by the world before hostilities reignited...

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Israel has decided it won’t be the dog in the manger if US President Donald Trump is so keen to sell F-35 stealth jets to the UAE....

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The hardship Iranian Americans have faced under Trump is just one example of how American democracy is in a crisis.

Israel’s Netanyahu called for strikes on uranium facilities during Neom meeting with ‘very nervous’ Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi sources say.

Earlier in the day, reports emerged in Iranian media that a high-profile nuclear physicist had been assassinated in the north of Iran. The Iranian Defence...

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The naval forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday conducted large-scale exercises in the Strait of Hormuz at a moment Tehran believes...

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The Israel Defense Forces have in recent weeks been instructed to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. will conduct a military strike against Iran before President Trump leaves office,...

Iran has exchanged a jailed British-Australian academic, Kylie Moore-Gilbert, with three Iranians who had been detained abroad, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported on Wednesday, Reuters...

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Tehran has struggled to contain the spread of the disease and accused Washington of cutting off access to a life support system.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the collective effort, and innovation are the keys to ward off the impacts of the...

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Israel and the US are reportedly planning to carry out "covert operations" and increase pressure on Tehran during US President Donald Trump's final days in...

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Iran has begun a new stage of uranium enrichment activities, the country’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna said. In an interview IRNA, Kazem...

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Iran on Sunday vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the era of "hit and run" attacks by Israel...

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Pompeo calls BDS a ‘cancer’ during visit with Netanyahu in Jerusalem

Tehran achieved a major breakthrough with its space programme in April, launching the Noor-1 (lit. ‘Light-1’) military satellite into orbit. US Chief of Space Operations...

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Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman warned on Thursday that the U.S. would go back to a “much worse time” if President-elect Joe Biden moves to quickly rejoin the Iran nuclear...

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy will dispatch a flotilla of military vessels, including its new oceangoing warship, to the northern parts of the Indian...

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As part of its ongoing vast pressure campaign against Iran, the United States earlier imposed similar limitations on four individuals and six companies. US Secretary...

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Iran's UN ambassador Kazem Gharibabadi has accused Saudi Arabia of using Iran as an excuse to develop nuclear weapons following the kingdom's Minister of State...

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Iran's health minister warned on Tuesday that coronavirus deaths may more than double soon if Iranians flout rules aimed at containing the virus, as new...

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Saudi Arabia reserves the right to arm itself with nuclear weapons if Iran cannot be stopped from making one, says the minister.

The death toll from COVID-19 infection in Iran is about to hit 42,000 after recording the highest single-day fatalities. Speaking at a daily press conference...

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A conference aimed at European investors who want to tap Iranian markets if U.S. sanctions are again lifted will take place next month.

Twitter has blocked the official account of Bijan Zanganeh, the Petroleum Minister of Iran, IRNA has reported.

The Trump administration is entering its final months with a flurry of new sanctions intended to squeeze Iran economically. But by nearly every measure, the efforts appear to be faltering....

Attempts by Netanyahoo to gaud the U.S. into attacking Iran have been manifold. But Trump’s legacy is on the line. I doubt very much that he will risk it for...

After weeks of speculation over how the new Biden Administration will approach U.S. relations in the Arab Gulf, the first real hurdles for a new JCPOA Iran agreement are already...

In her third column of the series, Angharad Williams reads Azar Nafisi’s memoir and examines the power of reading to reclaim a home.

"After the summer of 1988, when we returned to ward 2 of Gohardasht Prison or Evin, we found all the cells empty. I could hear Farhad’s...

2 Comment(s)

Even as a close ally suggested a more conditional return, Biden is expected to try to secure Iran’s return to nuclear deal commitments before trying to renegotiate a follow-on deal.

President Trump asked senior advisers in an Oval Office meeting on Thursday whether he had options to take action against Iran’s main nuclear site in the coming weeks. The meeting...

I have a crazy idea that I can’t get out of my head, that we Americans are heading for something like an Armageddon in the...

3 Comment(s)

Trump might be tempted to order a military attack on Iran, because his “maximum pressure” campaign failed to thwart that country’s nuclear program.

The latest achievements of Iranian researchers for developing COVID-19 vaccine platforms were discussed in a meeting on Tuesday in the presence of Health Minister Saeed...

1 Comment(s)

Israel is drafting a strategy for engaging with the incoming Biden administration on Iran, two Israeli officials tell me.

Win Without War Executive Director Stephen Miles released the following statement regarding reports that President Trump considered launching a direct attack on Iranian soil earlier this month:...

1 Comment(s)

Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger, Helene Cooper and Lara Jakes at the New York Times get the scoop. Their sources in the White House...

2 Comment(s)

Who are the two competing parties waiting to govern Iran?

The story is laughable. If any important al-Qaeda guy had been killed last August Trump would have screamed about it during his campaign from the top of his lungs.

The New York Times is publishing a misleading report on its front page that further raises the risk that Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu could provoke a conflict with Iran...

Asia Times roving columnist Pepe Escobar and renowned Iran expert Mohammad Marandi are featured on October 28 in this webinar titled "Can Iran and the...

1 Comment(s)

Democratic nominee’s victory in US elections boosts hopes of revitalising Iran nuclear deal – but undoing the Trump years will not be easy.

Iran has unveiled a regional initiative to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Tehran in the weekend after a regional...

Comment

Ambassador John Limbert was one of the American hostages held for 444 days at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran following the Iranian Revolution. As a...

2 Comment(s)

Sima Ladjevardian remembers life as a 12-year-old at the height of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. “It started with us being in school and feeling like there was an earthquake going...

As fierce fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues into a second month, neoconservatives in Washington are pushing the United States to side with Azerbaijan. Their...

Comment

Four more years of President Trump would almost certainly kill the Iran nuclear deal — but the election of Joe Biden wouldn’t necessarily save it.

Made in America with an eye for export to Iran, Kourosh Ahari’s impressive feature debut terrorizes a couple staying at L.A.’s Hotel Normandie.

With a socialist politician securing a landslide election victory in Bolivia, conditions appear to be ripe for revitalizing relations between Iran and Bolivia. After about...

Comment

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday took aim at the United States' ongoing "war on terror," which he blamed for "countless broken societies." The...

Comment

The latest iteration of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has already claimed the lives of dozens of people, had been largely forgotten by the world before hostilities reignited...

1 Comment(s)

Israel has decided it won’t be the dog in the manger if US President Donald Trump is so keen to sell F-35 stealth jets to the UAE....

Comment

The hardship Iranian Americans have faced under Trump is just one example of how American democracy is in a crisis.

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