Iran
Iran at a Crossroad
Iran at a Crossroad
The Islamic Republic of Iran is at a crossroad. 2009 closed with the Islamic Republic regime witnessing the most fundamental challenges to its rule over Iran. As a result both…
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Muslim World: Iran --The End Is Not Nigh
Muslim World: Iran --The End Is Not Nigh
The ongoing demonstrations in Iran are testimony to the continued strength and resilience of Iranian civil society. They make a mockery of the Islamic Republic's ambition of offering a model…
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The Iranian Incursion in Context
The Iranian Incursion in Context
A small number of Iranian troops entered Iraq, where they took control of an oil well and raised the Iranian flag Dec. 18. The Iranian-Iraqi border in this region is…
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Iran - Israel: Peace or War?
Iran - Israel: Peace or War?
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. Marjan Hajnal, M. Sc., member of the IFIMES…
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On Human Rights Day 2009: A Look at Iran
On Human Rights Day 2009: A Look at Iran
Since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 2005, the human rights situation there has deteriorated dramatically. [1] In the aftermath of the Iranian elections…
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Iran vows to expand its nuclear program
Iran vows to expand its nuclear program
10 uranium-enrichment sites announced after international rebuke TEHRAN -- Iran's government will build 10 new sites to enrich uranium, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday, a dramatic expansion of the country's…
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Sanctions and Strategy
Sanctions and Strategy
The Iranian government has rejected, at least for the moment, a proposal from the P-5+1 to ship the majority of its low-enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment. The group is…
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The Message From the Streets of Tehran
The Message From the Streets of Tehran
LONDON - On Wednesday, the 30th anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, the streets of Iran were filled with ordinary citizens demonstrating not for the humiliation…
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