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Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the U.S. if there were assurances of no more attacks against it, state media reported.
Iran-watchers believe that there is an almost unprecedented window of opportunity following the series of critical setbacks that have impacted on the mullahs’ regime in the past year, with the ...
Most of my readers are quite familiar with the great rulers of the Renaissance: Henry VIII and his consecutive marital problems; Francis I, the last royal patron of the multi-talented ...
Both admirers and critics see Iran’s Pahlavi dynasty as the embodiment of pro-Western modernization. But was it?
The brutal fight against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq four decades ago shaped Tehran’s approach to the recent war and guides its next steps.
The long absence of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from public life had fueled speculation about his health and threats to his life.
Iran escalates domestic repression following Israel conflict, with experts warning of a North Korea-style model as citizens face phone searches, internet blackouts and disappearances.
Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has gone for gold in the Middle East. He launched a dramatic military operation against Iran’s nuclear program, building on the broader dismantling of ...
Hours before a ceasefire took effect between Israel and Iran on June 24, the son of Iran’s last shah, Reza Pahlavi, held a televised news conference in the French capital, Paris. Dressed in a ...
That doomsday scenario has not come to pass, at least for now: Iran made only symbolic retaliation against America; soon after, a ceasefire ended the fighting between Iran and Israel.
The Pentagon, which had said strikes “obliterated” Iranian nuclear sites, now puts the delay on Iran's nuclear ambitions at one to two years.
Both Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu talked of regime change in Iran. Instead they may have left the Islamic Republic stronger.