Circumstantial evidence suggests that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have provoked an incident involving the United States -- specifically, the recent jailing of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi -- in a twisted effort to promote a rapprochement with Washington.
If there was a contest for the shortest publication time for a newspaper, then "Yas No" would be the winner.
The publication hit the newsstands on May 16 for the first time in six years, relaunched by reformists hoping to use the paper to get their message out ahead of the June 12 presidential vote.
With one month to go before Iran's June 12 presidential election, incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's reelection chances seem high. But his candidacy is proving so polarizing that the election campaign could bring about lasting changes to Iran's political landscape.
Iran is ready to put into operation a $400 million drilling platform in the Caspian Sea. Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari announced that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will open the 14,000-ton Iran-Alborz rig "in the coming weeks."
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.
