by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2016 | World
London-The Argentine Federal Court has asked Singapore and Malaysia to arrest former Iranian foreign minister and adviser of Supreme leader Ali Khamenei Ali Akbar Velayati, whom it accuses of involvement in the 1994 bombing that killed 85 people and injured 300 at the...
by Ali M. Pedram | Jul 18, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani met with with veteran commanders of the influential Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday, and outlined his plans for Iranian foreign policy. “The election had a message reflecting the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s 11th presidential election was held on Friday amid concerns expressed from various sides, including the Interior Ministry and the candidates’ own campaigns, about potential irregularities in the vote. The Iranian supreme guide,...
by Michael Binyon | Jun 12, 2013 | Opinion
To most Western nations, the presidential election in Iran on Friday looks neither free nor fair. The choice of candidates has been predetermined, no opposition figures have been allowed to run, and no media coverage will be given to any rally or statements by anyone...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 12, 2013 | Features, Profiles
For many Iranians, the name “Mohsen Rezaei” is closely associated with memories of the bloody war between Iran and Iraq in the 1980s, thanks to his role at the top of the Iranian military during that conflict. Widely seen as a cat’s paw of Supreme Leader...
