Iran

First look: An Iranian director takes on Western morality

Cannes: Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi leaves Iran to make "The Past," a heartbreaking tale of modern marriage

Andrew O'Hehir Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:25 PM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Cannes Film Festival

No justification for Obama’s war on First Amendment

Secretly obtaining phone records is just the latest in a long line of attacks on whistleblowers and the press

Kevin Gosztola Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:34 PM UTC 33
Politics Associated Press, Barack Obama

Could Tehran be the next Hiroshima?

A new study examines the devastating consequences of a possible nuclear war between Israel and Iran

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com Monday, May 13, 2013 1:05 PM UTC 21
Politics TomDispatch.com, Tehran

Has the Syria threat cooled?

A conference with Assad and the opposition may buy Obama some time. But here's what it really means

Daniel Serwer Friday, May 10, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Politics Syria, Sunnis, Jordan, Barack Obama

Canada terror plot suspect denies charges

Two men allegedly received guidance from members of al-Qaida in Iran

Rob Gillies and Charmaine Noronha, Associated Press Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 4:17 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Canada

Bail hearing set for Canada terror suspects

The pair allegedly had "direction and guidance" from al-Qaida members in Iran

Charmaine Noronha and Rob Gillies, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 11:59 AM UTC
News Associated Press, Canada, Toronto

7.8 earthquake rocks Iran

At least 5 people have been killed, and the seism was powerful enough to be felt in Karachi, Pakistan VIDEO

Jessica Phelan, GlobalPost Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 1:55 PM UTC
News Video, GlobalPost, Pakistan

Defiant Iran announces two nuclear-related projects

Both would expand the country's ability to extract and process uranium, potentially for atomic weapons

Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
4 From the Wires

Obama is channeling Bush fever in Iran

Ten years after the Iraq debacle, are we -- mind-bogglingly -- headed to war with Iran? The signals suggest yes

Falguni A. Sheth Sunday, Mar 31, 2013 4:00 PM UTC 150
Politics Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Iraq war

Your vacation is unethical

Pay attention to a few simple things, however, and your money and travel can do a lot of good

Christopher Reynolds Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 3:45 PM UTC 22
Working Ahead Working Ahead, AFL-CIO, Travel

Stuxnet attack was “act of force,” say NATO researchers

According to new manual on cyberwarfare, the attack on Iran reportedly from Israel, U.S. was illegal

Natasha Lennard Monday, Mar 25, 2013 6:26 PM UTC
Technology stuxnet, Iran, tallinn manual, NATO

Chicago Teachers Union calls “Persepolis” ban “Orwellian”

Facing a growing backlash, the school district has since revisited the terms of its censorship VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 4:13 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, chicago public schools

Obama in Israel: Symbolism, Syria and Iran

The president will make nice with Bibi, discuss Iran and Syria and make no progress on Israel-Palestine peace

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 1:36 PM UTC
News Barack Obama

“Far less hokey and weird”

I was a 13 year-old star at CPAC in 2009. When I returned this week, I realized I wasn't the only one who'd changed

Jonathan Krohn Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 54
Politics CPAC, cpac 2013, Rand Paul

Obama: Iran over a year from developing nuke

The president told Israeli T.V. that U.S. would keep "all options on the table" to stop this happening

Associated Press Friday, Mar 15, 2013 1:14 PM UTC 11
News Israel, Barack Obama, Iran

Iranian media reports that authorities plan to sue Hollywood over “Argo”

Claiming that the film gives an "unrealistic portrayal" of the country

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 12:47 PM UTC
Entertainment Argo, Iran, Media, lawsuit, Hollywood

Biden insists Obama “is not bluffing” on Iran

The Vice President spoke to AIPAC ahead of the President's trip to Israel

JOSH LEDERMAN and DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 4:13 PM UTC
Politics Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Iran

Senate resolution would greenlight Israeli attack on Iran

The non-binding resolution would not be policy, but is part of pushes to codify U.S. support for any Israeli strike

Natasha Lennard Friday, Mar 1, 2013 4:48 PM UTC 12
News Iran, Israel, Senate

Iranian government confiscates passports of “Closed Curtain” crew

After protesting the Berlin Film Festival for highlighting the film, officials in Iran have taken action

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment jafar panahi, Iran

Iran protests Berlin film festival organizers

The festival awarded Jafar Panahi for "Closed Curtain," but in Iran, he's banned from filmmaking

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 1:39 PM UTC
Entertainment Iran, Berlin Film Festival

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