Iran
Hillary Clinton: Big powers agree on Iran sanctions resolution
May 19, 2010By David Gollust Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and other major powers have agreed on a draft resolution for new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. The announcement came a day after Iran accepted a Brazilian...
Does Brazil's Lula want to be UN Secretary-General?
May 18, 2010By Michael Hirshman Last week, I wrote on Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's visit to Iran. It seemed clear that the two-day visit, which began on May 16, was about more than the standoff over Iran's nuclear program. Jaime Daremblum at...
Despite its rhetoric, Tehran playing ‘a pragmatic game’ in South Caucasus
April 30, 2010By Paul Goble Despite often heated and even extremist rhetoric and the expectations of others as a result that Tehran will follow its religious impulses, the Iranian government has “more than once shown its ability to conduct a pragmatic game&rdquo...
Press freedom, globally, suffered more setbacks in 2009
April 29, 2010By Richard Solash, Nikola Krastev The world's press became less free in 2009, experiencing another year of setbacks. Among the top offenders were Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Iran, and Russia. That's according to a new report by the Washington...
The 'Boobquake' continues: A linguistic analysis
April 28, 2010By Kristin Deasy The "Boobquake" campaign was the indirect result of recent comments by an Iranian cleric, who warned that "women who do not dress modestly...lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society...
U.S. Congress one step closer to adopt crippling sanctions on Iran
April 22, 2010Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the appointment of House members to the conference committee to reconcile the House and Senate versions of Iran sanctions legislation. ...
Barack Obama opened 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit
April 13, 2010President Barack Obama says the 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit he is hosting here in Washington will produce specific, concrete actions to make the world safer. The president says he wants new commitments to secure nuclear materials to keep them out...
Iran announces new, faster centrifuges for uranium enrichment
April 10, 2010By Edward Yeranian Iran announced Friday that is had developed a new, faster generation of centrifuges for uranium enrichment, signaling its determination to press on with its nuclear work despite possible new sanctions being sought by U.S. President...
Ahmadinejad mocks Obama's nuclear strategy
April 08, 2010By Edward Yeranian Both Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki are criticizing the new U.S. nuclear doctrine presented by President Barack Obama. Iranian TV showed President Ahmadinejad delivering a speech Wednesday...
Iranian President Ahmadinejad calls 9/11 'big fabrication'
March 08, 2010Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has called the September 11 attacks on the United States a "big fabrication" that was used to justify the U.S. war on terrorism, the official IRNA news agency reported. Ahmadinejad, who often rails against...