1. Would a Rafsanjani Presidency Undermine Deal with Iran?

    Former Iranian President Hashemi Akbar Rafsanjani registered to run as a candidate in Iran’s upcoming presidential election, currently scheduled for [...]

  2. Iran Is Not Using P5+1 Talks to Stall For Time

    A persistent criticism of negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program has been that talks just allow Tehran to stall [...]

  3. Argo, F**k Yourself: Iran and the Oscars

    “If we wanted applause, we would have joined the circus.” So goes a line by Jack O’Donnell, a character in [...]

  4. Iran’s Space Program: Monkey Business for Now

    On 28 January, Iran claimed it had successfully sent a monkey into space and brought it back alive. If the report [...]