A court in Iran has heard an appeal from Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who has been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of spying for the United States.
Just when you thought it was impossible for Iranian politics to get any murkier, controversy has erupted over whether President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a gesture during a recent visit to Switzerland to signal his interest in normalizing relations with the United States.
Iran's proposed Persian pipeline could be the perfect alternative to Europe's reliance on Russian gas, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari says.
A new study is warning that the rights of people who use the Internet are increasingly at risk, with governments -- both repressive and democratic -- expanding their ability to monitor, censor, and punish Internet users.
By any measure, March has been a horrendous month for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, one that has seen him suffer a humiliating political defeat at the hand of parliament. It has been the type of month that can be ruinous for a presidential candidate. But in Iran's murky political system, Ahmadinejad remains the overwhelming favorite to win reelection in June.
Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia have decided on construction of a 375-kilometer-long railroad connecting the Azerbaijani border city of Astara with the Iranian city of Kazvin, Russian Railway representatives announced March 26.
The US State Department has confirmed that a top American diplomat will be attending a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization being convened specifically to discuss the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. A State Department spokesman did not rule out that the US diplomat would hold talks with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the meeting.
The US State Department has confirmed that a top American diplomat will be attending a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization being convened specifically to discuss the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. A State Department spokesman did not rule out that the US diplomat would hold talks with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the meeting.
It is official: Iran will not be offered full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2009. Member states deem Tehran, which is currently embroiled in a dispute with the international community over its nuclear program, too big a liability.
It is official: Iran will not be offered full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2009. Member states deem Tehran, which is currently embroiled in a dispute with the international community over its nuclear program, too big a liability.
