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Opinion: Iran’s New Map of Funerals

by Amir Taheri | May 13, 2016 | Opinion

One of Iran’s chief features has always been the existence of several hundred small and medium towns each with its distinct characteristics and long history. For example, imagine you are in Aqda, on the edge of the Lut Desert; you know that you cannot be anywhere else...

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Controversy Rising on Khamenei’s Successor in Iran

Controversy Rising on Khamenei’s Successor in Iran

by Adil Alsalmi | Apr 16, 2016 | Middle East

London- Ongoing dispute on who will run for the third Supreme Leader has been razing through the corners of the Iranian decision-making body for months now. The controversy on who would succeed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei first sparked in light of his deteriorating...

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Tehran Warns Moscow on Change Of Course in Syria

by Amir Taheri | Apr 12, 2016 | Middle East

As the United Nations prepares to host another round of “peace talks” in Syria, signs are emerging of a split between Tehran and Moscow regarding the future of the war-torn nation. One sign of the split came on Sunday when Ali-Akbar Velayati, senior adviser to the...

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A file photo of a US Air Force personnel standing in front of the Khobar Towers bombing site in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in June 1996, which killed 19 Americans (Getty)

New York Court Lists Khamenei as the Second Defendant in the September 11 Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 26, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

According to a report obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, Southern District of New York Judge George Daniels listed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the Lebanese Hezbollah as the second and third defendants accused of planning, funding and executing the September 11,...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a joint news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Iran’s Rouhani Criticizes “Revolutionary” Opponents as Rift Widens

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 12, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that his “revolutionary” opponents sought their own interests, not those of Iran’s people, while defending his nuclear deal with world powers and the policy of rapprochement he is building with the...