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News | Ahmadinejad Loses Crucial Vote in This Parliament, Backing in Next
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Comment | Hollande Victory in France Lessens Likelihood of War with Iran
Signs of a significant shift from Sarkozy's hard line. [ comment ] The second round of France's presidential elections was held on Sunday, pitting François Hollande against the incumbent Nicolas...
View ArticleMedia Watch | Former Regime Supporter: 'We Have Murdered People'
"To preserve power, we have committed so many crimes and we have lost so much." [ close-up ] Mohammad Noorizad is a well-known Iranian journalist and documentary filmmaker. Born on December 10, 1953,...
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Region | The Future of Egypt and What It Means for Iran
Relations with Islamic Republic unlikely to improve under Egypt's shadow government. Amir Bagherpour leads a public policy research initiative at the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian American...
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Business | 2012 Iranian Oil Survey
Purchasing trends, supply-demand projections don't bode well for Tehran. Matthew M. Reed is a Middle East specialist at Foreign Reports, Inc., a consulting firm in Washington, D.C. The views expressed...
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News | Ahmadinejad: Leader-Backed Law Unconstitutional; IAEA Agent Killed
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Profile | Nationalist, Religious, and Steadfast: Narges Mohammadi
Imprisoned for no offense other than defending her fellow Iranians' human rights. Muhammad Sahimi, a professor at the University of Southern California, is a columnist for Tehran Bureau and contributes...
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News | Foreign Email Banned; Extensive Labor Layoffs; Private Bank Dissolved
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Q&A | Former Iran Nuclear Negotiator: Bush Negotiation Bid Was Rebuffed
Claims then IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei tried to facilitate direct, comprehensive talks proposed by U.S. president in 2004. [ interview ] Translator's note: Dr. Hassan Fereydoon Rowhani was Iran's...
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Poetry | One Tongue, No Tongue: 'Return' and Afghan-Iranian Dialogue
Merrier to speak / in one heart than in one tongue --Rumi [ poetry ] San Diego, California. "Hey, Afghani!" an Iranian student scoffs at his Afghan classmate. The term, often used as a pejorative...
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Iran Standard Time | Down on Vali Asr: Encounters with Tehran's Street Children
Lives maintained with Band-Aids. [ field report ] Vali Asr is one of the longest streets in Tehran. It runs from Tajrish in the north to Meydan-e Rahahan in the south. Tall sycamore trees standing...
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News | Parchin Claims Debated; MKO Delist Mooted; 'Mossad Agent' Hanged
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Comment | Iran's Economy: Once More to the Precipice
"We're broke. Everything seems doomed to grind to a standstill, and meanwhile many of the programs we had planned must be postponed." Andrew Scott Cooper is the author of The Oil Kings: How the U.S.,...
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Obituary | Parviz Shahriari, Mathematician and Activist, Dies at 85
A major figure in Iranian education, jailed under the Shah and the Islamic Republic alike. [ obituary ] Parviz Shahriari, mathematician, educator, translator, journalist, and political activist, passed...
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Comment | Poison Names: The Lexicon of Iranian 'McCarthyism'
From "monafeghin" to "fitnagar," examining a venomous vocabulary. Arash Karami is a frequent Tehran Bureau contributor. [ comment ] UAE-based writer Sultan al-Qassemi's recently published "McCarthyism...
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News | Soleimani to Nasrallah: Don't Attack Israel; IAEA's Amano to Visit Iran
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Briefing | Iran's Nuclear Impasse: Breaking the Deadlock
Oxford Research Group analysis suggests Western "pendulum may have swung too far" toward "punitive measures." [ briefing ] The London-based Oxford Research Group (ORG), founded in 1982 by Dr. Scilla...
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Culture | A Book Fair with Vast Crowds and Some Official Moral Panic
Six million reported visitors, several banned publishers, and one scandalized minister. [ culture ] Tehranis just said goodbye, till next year, to one of the city's most popular cultural events -- the...
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Comment | How to Engage Iran in Baghdad: Toward a Win-Win Strategy
Emphasize potential rewards rather than further punishments. Angie Ahmadi is an associate at the National Iranian American Council. [ opinion ] The recent nuclear negotiations between Iran and the U.N....
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Opinion | Intervention Proponents Try to Scuttle Nuclear Talks with Iran
Dr. Muhammad Sahimi is a professor of chemical engineering and materials science, and the NIOC Chair in Petroleum Engineering, which was established by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1973 at the...
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