Iran's Foreign Minister Mottaki blamed the violence in Iraq on the presence of foreign troops (epa) November 6, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- At a conference of Iraq's neighbors in Istanbul on November 3, Iran unveiled its much-discussed proposal to deal with Iraq's security problems.
Ali Larijani may be down for now, but Iran's former chief nuclear negotiator is not out, as the battle between the country's supreme leader and President Mahmud Ahmadinejad continues.
The government wants to expand public transport as part of continuing efforts to curb the use of cars and reduce costly fuel imports. But critics worry that its implementation could spark the kind of chaos that has accompanied gasoline rationing.
Leaders of Iran and the four other Caspian states are meeting in Tehran this week to try to hammer out a legal framework for use of the sea and its rich resources.
While government supporters say a state agency's report that unemployment has fallen below 10 percent shows its policies are working, others question the figure or its significance, saying it might not reflect the realities of the job market.
What killed dozens of dolphins that washed ashore last month near a port city in southern Iran? The incident plus a summer oil spill have spawned a broader debate over pollution levels in the Persian Gulf.
Many in Iran do not expect its cooperation agreement with the IAEA to deter the West from pushing for tougher measures to punish Tehran for its defiance of UN nuclear resolutions.
(RFE/RL) September 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- In Iran, a twice-elected former president and conservative cleric with a reputation as a political pragmatist was elected on September 4 to chair the powerful Assembly of Experts.
The force, separate from Iran's regular army, has recently been criticized by Washington for its allegedly disruptive role in Iraq.
Iran's government seems determined to charge ahead with major infrastructure projects despite pleas from environmentalists.
Government critics suggest that right-wing displeasure is behind some of the hostility targeting President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's political opponents.
In the resignations of two economy-minded ministers, some observers see an effort to give the president greater control over policy-making in two key areas.
Perhaps one of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's most remarkable traits since taking power two years ago has been a fondness for bombastic remarks.
The death of the conservative chairman of the powerful Assembly of Experts obliges its members to select a new chamber leader.
Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Kazemi-Qomi (left) and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker (file photo) (AFP) July 31, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Iranian politicians have firmly rejected U.S. accusations of Tehran's meddling in Iraq after an apparently less cordial second round of talks on Iraqi security held in Baghdad between the ambassadors of Iran and the United States on July 24.
Iranian officials seem to regard the recent televised confessions of three Iranian-Americans as evidence of U.S. involvement in a "cultural assault" on Iran.
While officials have admitted to flaws in investigations into the 2003 death in custody of an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist, the case is unlikely to be reopened.
The government of President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is increasingly impatient with what it sees as unjustified criticism in the media.
As legislative polls approach, reformists are warning that conservatives will "not agree to healthy elections."
Iran might congratulate itself for maintaining some form of intermittent dialogue for so many years -- years in which it has developed its contested nuclear program.
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