This week, the FATF extends the deadline for Iran to pass banking reform laws, Foreign Minister Zarif travels to China, and a hardline member of parliament introduces an impeachment bill against ...
In an atmosphere of heavy sanctions and talk of war, wrestlers from around the world have come to Tehran to participate in the annual Wrestling World Cup. The event, which changes venues every year, h...
Iran earthquakes: Tehran criticized for response to disaster Iran Moves to Distribute Aid After Two Earthquakes Kill 307 Iran raises toll from Saturday’s earthquake to 306 dead, over 3,000 injured I...
Shorter Range Missiles in the Persian Gulf In an apparent escalation in Iran’s standoff with the West, a Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying Iran expects to equip its ships in ...
In an interview with Charlie Rose at the State Department last Wednesday, June 20, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Former Secretary of State James Baker discussed the role of diplomacy in re...
Escalation, Counter-Escalation, and Repeat The editor-in-chief of the hardline Iranian newspaper, Kayhan, argues that Iran can restrict oil tankers’ access to the Strait of Hormuz based on a “’r...
Clinton Hints China May Receive Sanctions Waiver Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has said that China appears to be complying with US sanctions on Iranian oil, and decreasing Iranian imports (Reute...
China Not Exempted from Sanctions The Obama Administration announced yesterday that seven more countries that import Iranian oil, including India and Turkey, would be exempt from the oil sanctions goi...
Injured Iranian held responsible for Thailand bombings A man believed to be Iranian had both legs blown off after attempting to throw a bomb at Thai police in Bangkok. Two other nearby explosions,...
NYTimes: Israel doubtful that military strike would result in Iranian retaliation The New York times reports that Israeli academics and intelligence officials are skeptical of the ferocity of Iranian ...
Iran unlikely to begin building nuclear weapon in 2012 According to a report drafted by the Institute for Science and International Security, Iran is unlikely to take steps toward building a nuclear...
U.S. proposes a direct line of communication with Iran A a conservative Iranian lawmaker, Ali Motahari, claims that the U.S. has sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader proposing direct talks. Th...