Narges Mohammadi: 2023 Nobel peace laureate on hunger strike after being denied medical treatment over hijab ban
Narges Mohammadi is being denied treatment for serious heart and lung issues.
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The US can’t win with force in the Strait of Hormuz – Iran must be offered a realistic incentive to settle
Realists in the Islamic Republic know that sanctions relief and access to global markets are what Iran needs now.
Iran: unions and civil rights groups demand democracy and social justice
Increasing numbers of Iranians want a government of the people, not a monarchy or an Islamic theocracy.
The Iran war has lessons to teach us about nuclear weapons – but we risk learning the wrong ones
The war in Iran has exposed fundamental problems within the nuclear ‘non-proliferation’ project.
Qassem Soleimani: Trump administration chaos suggests a lack of clarity over what happens next
Tehran is making threats but its options are somewhat limited.
How Iran controls a network of armed groups to pursue its regional strategy
Iran funds a large network of armed groups across the Middle East as part of its ambition to replace the US as regional power.
Iran’s new reformist president offers hope to the west and cover for the conservative establishment
Masoud Pezeshkian wants to reopen dialogue with the west and improve rights for women. The regime may even allow him to do some of that.
Iraq crisis presents historic opportunity for US and Iran to rewrite the rulebook
Charles Dudley Warner’s oft-quoted suggestion that “politics makes strange bedfellows” is never better illustrated than the prospect of a rapprochement between Iran and the United States. Stimulated by…
Thaw in UK‑Iran relations will depend on Rouhani’s actions, not his words, say MPs
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee’s new report on policy towards Iran contains no surprises – startling new departures aren’t in the nature of such documents – but does help crystallise a…
In the mixed‑up Middle East, can the US and Iran work together in 2015?
The mess in the Middle East is forcing states into actions that previously appeared unimaginable. Sworn enemies are suspending or at least compartmentalising grievances. The idea that an American secretary…
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