There is a palpable sense of urgency in Washington to clinch a deal in Vienna, as the advanced centrifuges in the Iranian nuclear installations are narrowing the so-called breakout time by the dayMarch 01, 2022 by M.K. Bhadrakumar Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi […]
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Tehran under pressure as Iran nuclear deal reaches crunch point
A breakthrough in the 2015 nuclear deal talks could be just days away, but key differences remain Iran has reached a moment of truth and must decide in days, not weeks, whether to accept the text of a nuclear deal accepted […]
Iran and the US on a short runway in Vienna
As the negotiations between Iran and the P5+ 1 world powers to revive the Iran nuclear deal progresses Jane Green considers the issues and the prospects for peace in the Middle East Negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]
Iran nuclear talks deadlock risks dangerous vacuum
Analysis: As clock runs down on Vienna talks, key obstacles remain to be cleared by Tehran and the west The countdown to the end of the six-month-long talks in Vienna on the future of the Iran nuclear deal has begun. No deadline […]
What’s at Stake in the Iran Nuclear Talks
GEORGE PERKOVICH, KARIM SADJADPOUR While the United States needs Tehran to stop its enrichment program, the Islamic Republic is fighting for survival. Nuclear talks with Iran have resumed in Vienna, after former president Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Joint […]
Communiqué of the Iranian Writers’ Association:
The “freedom-killer” regime has murdered Bektash Abtin!
People of Iran! Freedom-lovers of Iran and the world! Bektash Abtin (1974-2022), poet, filmmaker, and distinguished member of the Iranian Writers’ Association, has been murdered by the “freedom-killer” regime. On 3 December, Bektash Abtin presented himself to Evin Prison’s medical […]
The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran
The Biden Administration faces a potential confrontation with a longtime rival that is better armed and more hard-line than at any time in its modern history. By Robin Wright December 27, 2021 Shortly after his Inauguration, Joe Biden appointed Rob Malley […]
Coronavirus in Iran: 588 Deaths Reported in 24 Hours
TEHRAN – The daily death toll from coronavirus in Iran broke a new record for the second day in a row on Monday 9 August with 588 fatalities. As the fifth wave of coronavirus hits Iran since February 2020, the […]
Iran’s next President: Ebrahim Raisi and the Iran nuclear deal
Published by House of Commons Library On 18 June 2021, Iran elected Ebrahim Raisi as its next President. A conservative hardliner, with vastly different views to outgoing reformist President, Hassan Rouhani, his election has potentially far-reaching implications for change in […]
Crisis of legitimacy as election farce approaches
Iranian rights campaigners have warned that upcoming presidential elections will be the least free yet, with an unprecedented number of candidates disqualified. As the presidential election campaign in Iran enters its final two weeks – with the election set to […]