Yet even Mr Khamenei, who has long subtly promoted Mr Ahmadinejad while feigning a regal distance from the political fray, is signalling doubts about his...
It was “like a spiffy midsized town in Iran”, with parks, offices and buildings—but no children. It was “sterile, soulless and sad”. Nearly two decades...
Signals count for much. According to an Iraqi government official, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has reduced its meddling in Iraq since Mr Obama’s inauguration. Now Afghanistan,...
Iran has much to gain by showing a readiness to limit its nuclear ambition. It may never do so, even at the risk of being...
But Mr Ahmadinejad is not rolling over. Iran has pointedly failed to issue visas to an American women’s badminton team this month. The president still...
Determining Iran’s material support for Hamas is tricky. Iran has provided funding to Hamas, but more cash has probably come from Sunni Arab countries such...
Besides, the McCain dictum is debatable. What’s Iran going to do with its bomb? If it drops it on Israel it’s committing suicide. Mutual assured...
If he (khatami) stands, the conservatives may unite reluctantly around Mr Ahmadinejad. Privileged with incumbency and a populism that still strikes a chord with poorer...
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, Iran’s president, predicted in March that Barack Obama would never reach America’s highest office. “They will find a way of keeping him out...
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, Iran’s president, predicted in March that Barack Obama would never reach America’s highest office. “They will find a way of keeping him out...
PRESIDENTIAL elections in Iran next June could be more lively than usual. Mohammad Khatami, a leading reformist who has already served two terms as president...
This week happens also to be the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Khorramshahr, a bloody Iranian victory during the eight-year “imposed war” against Iraq....
From Tehran to Tunis, a common refrain in ordinary conversation is that somehow, by hook or by crook, powers within the American establishment “will not...
Iranians have long accepted that the leading clergy have deep pockets, but it is rare for insiders such as Mr Palizdar to name names. Some...
Having Mr Burns in Geneva, it is hoped, will underline the seriousness of the offer to negotiate, but also Iran’s need to choose. >>>
NINE years ago, Ahmad Batebi appeared on the cover of The Economist. He was a 21-year-old student, one of thousands who protested against Iran’s government...
Some scary noises, but maybe also some progress on the nuclear front >>>
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