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Tehranis Blame Regime for EU Sanctions

Parvaneh Vahidmanesh

Editor’s Note: The following article is based upon interviews conducted with Iranians living inside Iran, but written by an author outside the country. The names stated in the article are pseudonyms in order to protect the safety of those…

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  • Iran Charts Complex Strategy for Potential War with U.S.

    January 24th, 2012

    Ehsan Mehrabi

    Iran and the United States could be closer to a military confrontation now than at any other time since the 1979 revolution. According to my numerous encounters with Iranian military officials, Iranian officials assume a military confrontation with the United States will be a decisive and quick operation. Therefore, Iran is planning to respond with a war of attrition and sabotage in the region and across the globe.

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  • Under Siege, Khamenei Compares Crisis to Battle in Islamic History

    January 23rd, 2012

    Behnam Gholipour

    Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei seems to believe the Islamic Republic of Iran is more isolated in the world than ever.

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  • Hekmati: Iran’s latest political pawn

    January 11th, 2012

    Geneive Abdo and Reza H. Akbari

    Editor’s note: This article first appeared on CNN.

    If there were any doubt that Iran has sentenced a young Iranian-American to death purely for political reasons, Amir Hekmati’s family has now provided convincing evidence of Iran’s true motives.

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  • Iran is trying to save face, not wage war

    January 4th, 2012

    Geneive Abdo

    Editor’s note: This article first appeared on CNN.

    As Iran issued another threat on Tuesday, this time to take action if the U.S. Navy returns an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf, it might seem that the government in Tehran is begging for a military attack.

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  • Green Movement Supports an Election Boycott

    January 17th, 2012

    Reza H. Akbari

    The Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope, the political council close to Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the opposition leaders in Iran, released a new statement calling the upcoming Iranian parliamentary elections a political “show.”

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  • Iran Responds to Letter from Obama

    January 16th, 2012

    Reza H. Akbari

    Iranian military official responded to the United States’ letter written to the country’s Supreme Leader, warning that it will take actions in the Strait of Hormuz if the country’s security is threatened.

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  • Explosion Kills Iranian Nuclear Scientist

    January 11th, 2012

    Reza H. Akbari

    According to Iranian officials, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, an Iranian nuclear scientist, was assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday, the latest in a series of assassinations linked by Iranian authorities to a Western covert plot to stop the Islamic Republic from its nuclear ambitions.

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  • Tensions Escalate Between the United States and Iran

    January 9th, 2012

    Reza H. Akbari

    Editor’s note: The following is a roundup of the most important developments reported in Iran on January 9 regarding the escalating tension between Tehran and Washington.

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  • Critical Comments

    Israel Discusses Military Option While U.S. and E.U. Seek Oil Embargo

    Shayan Ghajar

    As tensions between Iran and the United States reach levels unprecedented in recent years, the United States seeks to pressure nations and corporations with a stake in Iran’s oil industry to join in an embargo on the Islamic Republic’s most lucrative source of revenue. more»



    Iran Dismisses IAEA Report but Refuses to Counter Specific Claims of Nuclear Activity

    Staff

    The Iranian response to the recent IAEA report has been quick, dismissive, and defiant.

    Lawmakers, politicians, and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp commanders have bluntly attacked the report and questioned the credibility and independence of the IAEA, charging the Agency with illegally conducting its proceedings and accepting fabricated evidence. All have vehemently reiterated a commitment to the continuing progress of Iran’s nuclear program. more»



    Debate Over Abolishing Presidency Intensifies

    Shayan Ghajar

    On October 16, in an otherwise unremarkable and routine speech, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dropped a potent political bomb by suggesting that Iran could easily transition from a system with a presidency to a parliamentary-based system with an appointed prime minister. The comment, however brief, was certainly intended as a major warning to the politically rebellious faction spearheaded by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and may even indicate a sincere intent to abolish the presidency in Iran. Indeed, a number of statements by powerful elites before and after Khamenei’s speech seem to lend credence to the idea that Ahmadinejad may be one of Iran’s last presidents.
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