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Iran Refuses to Return US Drone

December 14th, 2011

Staff

Iranian officials have rebuffed President Obama’s call to return the recently lost drone, demanding instead apologies for the incursion and declaring the Sentinel RQ-170 aircraft to be Iran’s property. more»

Iran’s Chief of Central Bank: Sanctions Harsher than a Physical War

December 14th, 2011

Reza H. Akbari

Mahmoud Bahmani, head of Iran’s Central Bank, announced this week that the conditions imposed by sanctions on the country are much harsher than a physical war. more»

Iran Warns of Stronger Retaliation for Future Incursions in its Airspace

December 6th, 2011

Staff

NATO confirmed for the first time yesterday that military operators had lost contact with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Western Afghanistan, lending credence to Iranian claims that it was in possession of the lost aircraft. more»

Iranian State Officials Praise Attacks on British Compounds

December 2nd, 2011

Staff

New details have emerged in the aftermath of the attack on the British Embassy in Tehran, making an increasingly compelling case which implicates elements of the Iranian government.

Iran Reduces Diplomatic Relations With Britain

November 28th, 2011

Reza H. Akbari

Two days after the United States and Britain imposed economic sanctions over Iran’s disputed nuclear program, the Iranian Parliament responded by reducing diplomatic relations with Britain.

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Questions Surround Alleged Terror Plot

Shayan Ghajar

On October 11, United States Attorney General Eric Holder announced the dismantling of an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi and Israeli ambassadors in Washington D.C. which he described as having been “directed and approved by elements of the Iranian government and, specifically, senior members of the Quds Force.” However, despite the flurry of American officials decrying the alleged high-level Iranian government involvement in the plot, serious questions surrounding the case remain unanswered.
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Hikers’ Case Casts Doubt on Ahmadinejad’s Credibility, Authority

Shayan Ghajar

The freeing of the two remaining American hikers from prison in Iran has occurred just before Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gives his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. However, rather than serving as a convenient public relations maneuver to bolster the Iranian executive’s image during his sojourn to the United States, the conclusion to the hikers’ detention has only served to highlight Ahmadinejad’s ultimate irrelevance in determining and expressing Iran’s policies. more»

Azeri Uprising Triumphs Over Government Crackdown

Shayan Ghajar

Determined protesters in Iran’s ethnic Azeri region have managed to accomplish something unparalleled by other protest movements in Iran since the disputed 2009 presidential elections: securing a concession from the government. Unlike the other mass protests that have wracked Iran in recent years, the demonstrators have not demanded free elections or the release of political prisoners. Instead, the thousands of Azeris gathering in Iran’s northwestern cities demanded that Lake Urmia, an enormous saltwater lake of incalculable ecological, cultural, and economic significance, be saved from its current slide towards oblivion. more»