Khamenei Fearing Regime Collapse, Appeals for Qom Clerics’ Support
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns the leaders of the Shiite Muslim clergy if they embrace Western ideals or oppose President Ahmadinejad’s hard-line government, the Islamic Republic
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warns the leaders of the Shiite Muslim clergy if they embrace Western ideals or oppose President Ahmadinejad’s hard-line government, the Islamic Republic
Reporting from Beirut — Iran’s supreme leader wrapped up an unprecedented 10-day visit to the Iranian seminary city of Qom on Friday that was widely
But the story may turn out to be more like a tale from filmmakers the Coen brothers than an espionage thriller. Iranian authorities say the
Iranian officials call latest U.S. sanctions ‘desperate’ They say recently unveiled travel and financial restrictions against eight key officials will be ineffective and are proof
Reporting from Beirut and Tehran — In New York, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can boast that he’s the talk of the town, appearing on television
Reporting from Berlin — Chancellor Angela Merkel can warn companies all she wants to stop doing business with Iran. Yet commerce between German firms and
Iran set tough terms Monday for the resumption of nuclear talks, vowing to punish world powers for imposing new sanctions on the Islamic Republic. President
Reporting from Beirut – Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi on Saturday accused the government of wasting public resources in a massive show of force against
A brouhaha kicked up by journalists over comments by opposition figure Mehdi Karroubi may be put to rest after the cleric-politician today issued an unambiguous
Reporting from Tehran and Beirut – A powerful bomb blast killed one of Iran’s leading nuclear scientists this morning in a quiet northern Tehran neighborhood
Reporting from Beirut – Iran’s supreme leader Saturday warned shadowy pro-government militias not to interfere in the nation’s postelection unrest even as the head of
Reporting from Beirut – Defying demands for his execution, Iran’s leading opposition figure on Friday issued a scathing denunciation of the government’s violent crackdown against
Reporting from Tehran and Beirut– During the dark years of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, the teenage Ali Habibi-Mousavi returned home from the front
Reporting from Tehran and Beirut – Security forces clashed with demonstrators in two central Iranian cities today, arresting dozens as ceremonies marking the passing of
Reporting from Tehran – Thousands of supporters of Iran’s most senior dissident cleric marched through streets in his hometown and descended upon the country’s main
The song is an old one, a bittersweet melody of grief and hope about a girl, Bahar, whose name is synonymous in Persian with the
Reporting from Beirut – Iran’s top diplomat accused the United States and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday of kidnapping one of its nuclear scientists. Foreign Minister
Reporting from Beirut – Iran’s top diplomat accused the United States and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday of having kidnapped one of its nuclear scientists. Foreign
Reporting from Beirut – Anti-government protests surged in Iran this afternoon as college students in several cities clashed with security forces armed with clubs in
Late-breaking developments today in the international standoff over Iran’s nuclear program: The Times has obtained a draft United Nations Security Council resolution scolding Iran for
Reporting from Beirut – Iran today launched what it described as its biggest air- defense drill ever with the aim of preparing to protect the
Iran’s moderate former President Mohammad Khatami continued to question the results of the June 12 presidential election, defying the nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
Students in the western Iranian city of Ahvaz in recent days launched an impromptu protest in a campus auditorium. In Kashan on Monday, a group
It was near the end of a meeting Wednesday between Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a group of university students when the man who is
Reporting from Beirut – A powerful cleric who supports Iran’s opposition movement has been barred from delivering Friday prayers during Quds Day in Tehran, an