The Iran Situation

TEHRAN , Iran -- Iranian authorities have released three journalists who were among more than 100 people arrested during pro-government and opposition street demonstrations this week, the...

In this article: Iran, IRNA, Tehran, Agence France-Presse, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

... ElBaradei of publicly floating an idea that had already been rejected because Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday heads to Turkey , the third country which had originally been...

In this article: Iran, Uranium, UN, International Atomic Energy Agency, Tehran, Mohamed ElBaradei, Dmitry Medvedev, and Russia

...Danish journalism student Niels Krogsgaard , who was held in Iran after covering the latest anti-government protests. Iran has tightened reporting rules since protests flared in the...

In this article: Iran, Tehran, Irna, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and US

Iran 's moderate former President Mohammad Khatami continued to question the results of the June 12 presidential election, defying the nation's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ,...

In this article: Mohammad Khatami, Iran, Islamic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Los Angeles Times, Mehdi Karroubi, and Los Angeles

...reported Saturday. Security forces clashed with supporters of Iran 's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran Wednesday when an annual state-organized rally marking the 30th...

In this article: Iran, IRNA, Tehran, Mirhossein Mousavi, U.S., Detainee, Basij, and Agence France Presse

...an international arrest warrant against him for war crimes, and Iran 's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , engaged in a standoff with the West over Tehran 's nuclear programme, are among leaders who will...

In this article: Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Turkey, Tehran, Islam, European Union, Tayyip Erdogan, Sudan, and Ankara

...he said. During the Geneva talks, which started with no official agenda, Iranian diplomats refused to discuss Tehran 's uranium -enrichment program, though Western powers raised the issue,...

In this article: Iran, Uranium, International Atomic Energy Agency, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Geneva, Tehran, U.N. Security Council, Qom, and France

...cause the West to recoil from criticism, much less impose sanctions over Iran 's human rights abuses. Dealing with Iran has always been a complicated enterprise with moral hazards. The...

In this article: Iran, Basij, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran, United States, Liberalism, and Separatism

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Police clashed with supporters of Iran 's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the...

In this article: Mirhossein Mousavi, Tehran, Basij, Iran, Rasht, U.S., God, NYSE, Nasdaq, and United Nations

That new political elite often is at odds with the founding fathers, from the former president, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani , to the government's most outspoken critic, former...

In this article: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran, Mohammed Khatami, Masoumeh Ebtekar, Imperialists, Green Movement, Central Committee, and Political science

TEHRAN , Iran (AP) ??? Iranian security forces beat anti-government protesters with batons Wednesday on the sidelines of state-sanctioned rallies to mark the 30th anniversary of the U.S....

In this article: Iran, Mahdi Karroubi, Tehran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Barack Obama, White House, and Press TV

...reformist protesters for the first time in weeks in Tehran after former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani declares Iran in crisis. July 20 - Reformist former president Mohammad Khatami...

In this article: Tehran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Neda Agha-Soltan, Iran, United States, Basij, Mehr News Agency, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

...revolution. That new political elite is often at odds with the founding fathers, like former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ; the government's most outspoken critic, Mehdi...

In this article: Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Abbas Abdi, Mohammad Khatami, Green Movement, Political science, and Iran-Iraq War

...applauded as a hero by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for helping to lead the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Iran 30 years ago today. Today, he is prison, an accused enemy of the...

In this article: Mohammed Khatami, Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Imperialists, Central Committee, Islamic Iran Participation Front, University of Exeter, and Saeed Hajjarian

TEHRAN , Iran -- The head of Tehran 's anti-riot police threatened opposition protesters Tuesday with a full-scale assault if they return to the streets during government-backed events...

In this article: Iran, Tehran, United States, Islamic Republic News Agency, U.N., Islamic, Uranium, Mir Hossein Mousavi, and Hillary Rodham Clinton

...10:46 am EST • A daily summary of global reports on security issues. Iran 's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has compared Iran 's enemies to a "mosquito" as his regime continues to stall...

In this article: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Hillary Clinton, Uranium, The Guardian, IRNA, UN, Tehran, and US

TEHRAN , Iran -- Iran 's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday compared the power of Iran 's enemies to a "mosquito," saying Iran now deals with the West over its nuclear...

In this article: Iran, Uranium, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, U.N., Tehran, U.S., Russia, and France

TEHRAN , Iran Iran 's opposition leaders vowed Saturday to continue challenging the ruling system despite a harsh crackdown by security forces that killed dozens of protesters in...

In this article: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mohammad Khatami, Morteza Alviri, Tehran, Mehr News Agency, Mahdi Karroubi, United States, and Iran

... Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Apart from sporadic incidents, the streets of Tehran have returned to normal since the poll sparked Iran 's worst street unrest since the Islamic revolution three...

In this article: Mirhossein Mousavi, Islam, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran, Tehran, U.S., IRNA, and Mohammad Khatami

...moderates say the vote was rigged to secure the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iranian authorities deny the accusation. "ERADICATE DEMOCRACY " Islamic Iran 's...

In this article: Mirhossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iran, Democracy, and Mohammad Khatami