In a deeply troubling turn, Iran's judiciary - which is not under the control of the Rouhani administration - has dramatically increased the number of executions in the country. [...] Ignoring th...
The UN Secretary-General released a report outlining the human rights situation in Iran during the initial months of the Rouhani Administration. ...
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton's trip to Iran is a welcome step towards resolving the tensions between Iran and the West through dialogue and diplomacy. ...
The former head of Iran's largest student union for democracy and human rights discussed challenges faced at home by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in the midst of nuclear negotiations with the...
As a new phase of nuclear talks begins between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) in Vienna on February 18, one thing is clear: From here onwards, ...
While we are not yet in the clear, we are most certainly in uncharted waters. Successful nuclear diplomacy in Geneva strengthened relationships between all relevant parties and provided valuable ...
For all the problems with the new push for sanctions against Iran in the U.S. Senate, one is hardly new: the growing efforts to place limits on the president's authority to lift sanctions. ...
If President Barack Obama's administration sought to prove that successful nuclear diplomacy with Tehran would not improve U.S.-Iranian relations in other areas, the recent diplomatic fiasco over...
Unbeknownst to Senators Mark S. Kirk, R-Ill., and Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Iran's hardline Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is rooting for them as they challenge President Barack Obama over ...
S.1881, the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013, would implement new Iran sanctions in violation of the recently brokered Geneva accord. ...
As American and Iranian negotiators prepare to implement their historic interim nuclear deal, a handful of hawkish legislators are on the cusp of destroying the last remaining pathway to peace. ...
Both were never given a chance to win in the face of other establishment candidates, both were catapulted by the youth vote, both were welcomed to an economy in tatters, both were replacing presi...