October 23, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Amid speculation over why Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad suddenly cut short a visit to Armenia today, senior Armenian officials have told RFE/RL that it may have been due to the "deteriorating health" of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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.
October 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Students at Tehran's Amir Kabir University demonstrated today against the prison sentences handed down to three fellow students for allegedly insulting Islam.
As the United States warns of "serious consequences" in the nuclear standoff, Iran has opened an air base, unveiled new military hardware, and issued defense pronouncements at a rapid-fire pace.
October 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad arrives in Armenia today for a two-day visit. On the agenda is a natural-gas pipeline between the two countries and other energy issues. Federico Bordonaro, a senior analyst with the Rome-based Power and Interest News Report, spoke to RFE/RL about the geopolitical implications of the growing ties between Armenia and Iran.
The arrest of critics in Iran is hardly new, but authorities have cast their net wider in the latest wave of detentions, in what some are calling an attempt to silence political dissent ahead of parliamentary elections.
The resignation of Ali Larijani raises questions about the direction Tehran will take in negotiations over its disputed nuclear program.
Trade unionists from around the world are calling on the Iranian authorities to release jailed union activist Mansur Osanlu, who is being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison and in deteriorating health.
Stuart Levey, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the U.S. Treasury, tells RFE/RL that the United States' financial crackdown is a key front in the battle to force Tehran to halt its nuclear work.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iran’s President Mahmud Ahmadinejad appear to be close allies these days. But a quick glance at history suggests their alliance is anything but stable.
October 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The heads of state of all five Caspian littoral states -- Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Russia, and Turkmenistan -- arrived with pressure mounting to finally solve the problem of whether the biggest inland body of water is a sea or a lake.
October 15, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Speaking at a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel today, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised growing trade between Europe and Russia. And he reaffirmed the Kremlin's position that negotiations -- not threats -- are the key to progress with Tehran. Putin also confirmed he will fly to Iran later tonight as planned, despite reports of a possible assassination plot against him.
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