Tag: IRAN

Originally posted January 2009 Understanding Iran’s foreign policy is the key to crafting sensible and effective policies toward Iran and requires, above all, a close analysis of the profound cultural ...

Birol Baskan said regime in Iran would be able to remain standing for another 30 years despite getting economic sanctions from western countries. Birol Baskan, an assistant professor in Georgetown ...

Bringing together a broad range of important articles fromForeign Affairs and ForeignAffairs.com, Iran and the Bomb tells the story of Iran's quest for nuclear weapons and the outside world's struggle to respond. The ...

Pick of the week: "Argo" is an outrageous, but mostly faithful portrait of smuggling American hostages out of Iran. Ben Affleck in "Argo" If you, like me, are old enough ...

It could be a turning point in the history of Iran. After years of sanctions - leading to cuts in oil exports - the Iranian currency, the rial, has suddenly ...

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Sources Taner Yildiz has said, "Our politics with Russia, Iran and Syria may be different however cooperation in the energy field continues" Turkish Minister ...

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has downplayed Western sanctions against the Islamic Republic, saying the Iranian nation will overcome problems as always. “Today, our enemies magnify ...

With a troubled economy and uncertainty about the next president, Iran is facing considerable political tension, says Iranian political expert Farideh Farhi. Though sanctions seem to be having effect, many ...

Iran is in possession of the building blocks to construct a promising, fast growing, developing economy. The basics are all there -- a sizable population of 78 million people, with ...

Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoabi says Turkey has made a “political and diplomatic gaffe” for suggesting that the country’s vice president take over a future transitional government. "What (Turkish Foreign ...