Tag Archives: Iran

Foreign policy is a critical component in the lives, conduct, and governance of all nation-states. But it has become even more significant in recent years as interstate relations have grown ever more complex. The inexorable rise in the number of international players — including multilateral organizations, nonstate actors, and even ...

It would be an understatement to say that Iran does not have an interest in the Iraqi parliamentary elections held April 30, and far too simplistic to conclude that Tehran is backing the current prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, for a third term. The Iran-Iraq relationship is a complex mosaic of ...

Tehran- Even though it was a major exporter of crude oil and held some of the world’s most largest natural gas reserves, Iran made a compelling case over half-a-century ago that it needed, almost immediately, to produce an additional 20,000 megawatts of electricity by constructing 23 nuclear power plants.  At ...

The following is the full text of the speech delivered on April 19, 2014 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a meeting with outstanding women. The meeting was held on the occasion of the auspicious birthday anniversary of Hazrat Fatima Al-Zahra (God’s greetings be upon ...

An Iranian mother spared the life of her son’s convicted murderer with an emotional slap in the face as he awaited execution with the noose around his neck, a newspaper reported Thursday. The dramatic climax followed a rare public campaign to save the life of Balal, who at 19 killed ...

A high-ranking Omani official has praised Iran’s prominent role in the evolution of jurisprudential issues. Speaking on the sidelines of the 13th Meeting of Development of Jurisprudential Sciences in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday, Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah said Iran’s involvement in ideological and religious ...

The following is the full text of the message issued on March 20, 2014 by Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on the occasion of Norouz. In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful Conqueror of hearts and sight, Planner of night and day, Transformer of ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia may revise its stance in the Iranian nuclear talks amid tensions with the West over Ukraine, a senior diplomat warned Wednesday. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said, according to the Interfax news agency, that Russia didn’t want to use the Iranian nuclear talks to “raise ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated the national Iranian team on winning the championship title at the 2014 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in the US. In a message on Monday, the Leader thanked Iranian wrestlers for bringing joy to the nation through their efforts. Other ...

Comedians say that the art of telling jokes relies on “timing.” Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the world’s top comic politician, seemed to be proving the point with his “timely” claims about seizing Iranian rockets aboard a cargo ship in the Red Sea. Standing in front of 40 pointed missiles, ...