by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 16, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian websites close to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have run special feature reports and interviews relating to Iran’s capability to “attack and destroy” Israel using ballistic missiles, the semi-state-run Fars and Tasnim...
by Amir Taheri | May 31, 2014 | Features
One sizzling summer day in 2012, Tehran was abuzz with talk of an impending “historic moment.” The venue was the brand-new Hall of Conferences, constructed to host the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement during which Egypt was scheduled to hand over leadership to the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 25, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—With the approaching inauguration of Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, speculation has been growing as to who he will select to represent Iran in its talks over its controversial nuclear program with Western powers. In Iran, speculation...
by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 8, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s outgoing president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, defended his record as Iran’s leader in a major speech on Sunday, only weeks before the transfer of power to his successor. With little following in the Iranian parliament, and with his chosen...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A damaging row at the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom has broken out over support for presidential candidates, though one some senior member of the society claim that the dispute is not critical. The organization was founded before the 1979...
