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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton (C) poses next to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (C-R) and the Iranian delegation after a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Opinion: The Posse and the Iranian Fugitive

by Amir Taheri | Sep 19, 2014 | Opinion

As Iranian President Hassan Rouhani prepares to fly to New York, the buzz in his faction is that he will return with “another great diplomatic victory.” We heard the same tune last year when Rouhani paid his first visit to the Big Apple for the United Nations General...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry leaving a press conference after closed-door nuclear talks on Iran take place in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, July 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Debate: Iran nuclear deal has a future

by David Patrikarakos | Jul 20, 2014 | Debate

So the interim nuclear deal reached between Iran and the P5+1 world powers, the UN Security Council powers and Germany, has been extended. In spite of last-minute efforts from international convoys fueled by hope and desperation in Vienna this weekend, it is now clear...

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European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speak to the press after closed-door nuclear talks in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Debate: Iran nuclear deal has no future

by Samih Maaytah | Jul 20, 2014 | Debate

When we talk about a possible agreement between Iran and the P5 +1, not only are we talking about a technical military agreement regarding the Iranian nuclear program, but we are also implicitly engaging with Iran’s expansionist ambitions, which are part and parcel of...

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speak during a press conference after their talks between the P5+1 and Iran, in Vienna, Austria, on July 19, 2014.
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Iran, P5+1 agree nuclear talks extension

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 19, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran and the P5+1 world powers have agreed to extend negotiations to reach a final comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear program by four months, until November 24. The interim agreement reached last November, which was set to expire on July...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves after conducting a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Rouhani sends brother to join Iran nuclear negotiations

by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 15, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sent his younger brother, Hossein Fereydoun, to the latest round of international talks in Vienna over Iran’s nuclear program as the deadline for a final settlement approaches. Fereydoun, who is also one of...