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Strong criticism for head of Munich Security Conference: "A Nuclear Iran must not be accepted!”

Al Qaeda in Iran

Iran appears willing to expand its limited relationship with al Qaeda. Just as with its other surrogate, Hezbollah, the country could turn to al Qaeda to mount a retaliation to any U.S. or Israeli attack.

German Greens and the Iranian Connection

A familiar name for Iran pundits in Berlin is Ali Mahdjoubi, head of the Bundestag-office of Claudia Roth, joint Leader of the German Green Party. Sources confirm that Mahdjoubi maintains close links with Iranian Ministry of...

Business in the shadow of sanctions on Iran

German exports are struggling with ever more problems. But trade continues - for now."A large proportion of Iran's technology comes from Germany," said Jonathan Weckerle of the "Stop the Bomb" initiative, which campaigns for a...

Jan 23: Press Release: Will Germany again undermine new EU sanctions against Iranian regime?

Bernard Lewis: Regime Change in Iran is the goal

It is the regime that rules Iran, more than weapons or the facilities in which they are produced, that constitutes the real problem. From that it follows that changing the regime — not destroying its hardware — is the higher goal.

Iran Mounts New Web Crackdown

Iran is mounting new clampdowns on Internet expression, including rules that will impose layers of surveillance in the country's popular Internet cafes, as Tehran's political establishment comes under increasing strains.

Iran admits the pain of sanctions

Western sanctions have taken such a toll on Iran over the past 18 months that now -- as the screw is about to be tightened yet further -- Tehran's studied insouciance is slipping, with officials admitting the economic damage...

Sanctions must be imposed on Ahmadinejad

International Holocaust Day, as determined by the United Nations, will be marked on January 27. It is still not too late from the EU's point of view: It can take the minimal symbolic step of declaring Ahmadinejad an outcast.

Iran unlikely to block oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz

“We would be committing economical suicide by closing off the Hormuz Strait,” said an Iranian Oil Ministry official. “Oil money is our only income, so we would be spectacularly shooting ourselves in the foot by doing that.”

Islamic Republic of Iran is considering Sakineh Mohamadi Ashtiani’s execution

The Islamic Republic of Iran is considering Sakineh Mohamadi Ashtiani’s execution.

International Committee against Stoning. Press Release 26 December 2011. Malek Ajdar Sharifi, the head of East Azerbaijan province’s justice department, has announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran is considering changing...

Sanctions Hit—and Miss—in German Trade With Iran

As the U.S. and EU seek stronger measures to force Tehran to abandon its nuclear program, the rise and fall of Hansa's supply business shows how the sanctions regime is often forced to play catch-up to businesses in Iran and...

Dec 21: Press Release: German export control agency for months approved Iran deals despite warnings

Too early to call it a day

It's not time to give up. Communicating a message to Iran that it can no longer be stopped, and moreover, that the international community is loath to upset it, is a huge mistake.