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The following is a transcription from an interview with Ahmad Salamatian on the French radio France Culture (on February 20, 2012). Mr. Salamatian, a political analyst who served in the Islamic Republ...
Talks accelerate on a potential embargo on Iran In what could be a precursor to an embargo on Iran, a “coalition of like-minded countries” including U.S., EU, Arab, and Asian states will m...
Broad Iran sanctions approved by the House The House of Representatives approved central bank sanctions on Iran as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill is expected to pass...
How covert operations can spiral out of control Barry Lando writes on the dangers of increasing covert operations against Iran. “Predictably, aggressive acts will provoke retaliation from Iran ̵...
A recent report released by the Institute of International Education shows a 19% increase in the amount of Iranians coming to the US to study. With over 5,600 students in the US, Iran had the 22nd h...
If one asks the majority of Iranian youths why they want democracy, their immediate answers are surprisingly not freedom of speech, free elections or even a better economy. “Fun” is what most of t...
Over the past 9 years, many different cases have been made by Iran hawks in support of a military strike against the country. Much of the focus is on Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, and the poss...
On June 15, 2011, Akbar Ganji published an article,”The Worst Scenario for Iran: A Different Look,” on BBC Persian, examining the economy of Iran and the effects of the international sanct...
Yesterday was the 57th anniversary of Iran’s Student Day and the 2nd student’s day protest since the birth of the Green Movement in June 2009. Unfortunately this didn’t hit mainstream media....
Iran’s rulers hardly need assistance to make the lives of Iranians miserable. Iranians are suffering mightily under their government’s flagrant human rights abuses, political repression, and econo...
The early verdict on the new Iran sanctions is that even the “smart” sanctions have proven to be, well, dumb. Instead of targeting Iranian government officials connected to the nuclear pro...
In Iran, summer came with a severe crackdown on the Islamic dress code. Said Tehran’s police chief Hossein Sajedinia on the recent crackdown: The public expects us to act firmly and swiftly if we se...