Not-so-revolutionary Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, and his new administration want to save the Islamic Revolution, not reform it
- 2 April 2014
Obama's catastrophic moves on Iran
Obama's desperately eager posture towards the smiling Mullahs has doomed any negotiation to failure by signaling that the U.S. fears confrontation more than anything else
- 12 November 2013
Mideast nuclear Holocaust: What would it look like?
As we focus on Syria, the biggest issue of all -- a nuclear armed Iran -- can all too easily drop off the agenda. But this is the big one, and the scenario outlined here needs attention
- 3 September 2013
British TV channel plans call to prayer at Ramadan
UK's Channel 4 in grovelling plan to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer "directly into British living rooms" daily during Ramadan. Be afraid, be very afraid of what this means
- 2 July 2013
Proof forthcoming that Ahmadinejad lost 2009 election
New information has come to light regarded the much contested belief that the 2009 Iranian elections were rigged
- 4 May 2013
Canadian arrested in Bulgaria weeks after Burgas bombing
The Jerusalem Post reports that a Canadian individual with links to the Iranian state was arrested following suspicious activity in the Bulgarian capital
- 22 April 2013
Exposing the UN's dirty little secrets
A gathering of the tortured in Geneva shames the UN Human Rights Council by giving victims not perpetrators a platform to tell their story
- 24 February 2013
What could Iran's leadership learn from the Pope?
On the 34th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran's leadership was keen to stress that it is more united than ever
- 13 February 2013
Will Obama let Iran start World War III?
Will Obama wait to see if Iran is foolhardy enough to force Israel’s hand and start World War III? Or will he lead?
- 8 February 2013
Iran 4-6 months from nuclear weapons capability -- report
It is very difficult to be sure whether the intelligence is correct, but if Iran is this close confrontation could be imminent
- 4 February 2013
Reports: Iran's bomb is ready
Has the West prevaricated for too long? Reports are suggesting that Iran's nuclear weapon is already ready
- 8 January 2013
Iranian rulers don’t want dialogue with the US
It remains difficult to imagine a time when Iran's “Rahbar” might pick up the phone to the west
- 17 December 2012
Britain hints at Iran appeasement over economic fears
Iran appears to have Britain over a barrel regarding its nuclear weapons programme and its influence over global oil prices
- 6 December 2012
Just how rational are Iranian authorities?
Many politicians, scholars, and journalists believe that the Iranian authorities are "rational actors". How correct are they in making this assumption?
- 27 November 2012
Drug offences account for 80 percent of executions in Iran
Despite a declining political will by a growing number of South-East Asian governments to enforce their capital drug laws, death sentences have tripled in Pakistan and executions are on the rise in Iran and Saudi Arabia
- 20 November 2012
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