Iran Casts Suspicions After Bomb Attacks

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2010 On Monday, after two Iranian nuclear scientists were targeted in apparently coordinated bombings, killing one scientist and wounding another, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pointed to the West and to Israel to place blame for the attacks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran’s Parliament Schemes to Impeach Ahmadinejad

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2010 A serious rift has divided the Iranian government in a manner that could be tricky to resolve, as it puts the country's parliament on one side and its president on the other On Monday, the news broke that Iran's parliament had been working on a plan to eject (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Restart It Up

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2010 In one of the world's most troubling on-again-off-again relationships, Iran has announced that it is open to resuming stalled multilateral talks over its nuclear program after irreconcilable differences shut down negotiation channels between Iran and six other nations last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad Holds Rally at Lebanon-Israel Border

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made quite a provocative gesture by staging a pro-Hezbollah rally at a Lebanese border town near Israel on Thursday -- a scene that was not lost on the Israeli military. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad and the Limits of American and Israeli Power

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 12, 2010 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Middle East’s populist answer to the American tea party, has stirred controversy with his trip to Lebanon, which will begin Wednesday.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stirred controversy with his trip to Lebanon, which will begin Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejaunt to the Israeli Border

Staff / Truthdig Oct 7, 2010 Lebanese officials are expected to approve Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's trip to the country's border with Israel. Once there, Ahmadinejad may, as reported, throw some stones over the fence. Or he may skip the whole thing, if security concerns prevail. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ahmadinejad at U.N.

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Iran May End Uranium Enrichment

Staff / Truthdig Sep 25, 2010 From stinking up his hotel with food to decrying U.S. involvement in 9/11, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made quite the splash in New York this week. And now Ahmadinejad has served up a surprise by declaring his country would consider ending uranium enrichment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iranian Gov’t: It Was Only a Firecracker

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2010 Something went off with a bang near Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's motorcade as it passed through the city of Hamadan on Wednesday, but the exact nature of the popping object was disputed in reports throughout the day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iran to Shut Out U.N. Nuke Inspectors

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2010 Iran made another defiant gesture with regard to its relations with the United Nations on Monday by officially declaring that two U.N. nuclear inspectors will not be granted entry to survey the country's nuclear plants. Over to you, IAEA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s Gift to Iran’s Hard-Liners

BLANK Jun 11, 2010 Juan Cole, who offers the single best available running commentary on the Middle East, considers the ways in which, on the first anniversary of the fraudulent Iranian elections and the rise of the Green Movement, the policy moves of both the U.S. and Israel continued to backfire in Iran. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

U.N. Votes in Favor of Imposing ‘Toughest Sanctions Ever’ on Iran

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2010 Here's President Barack Obama's take on the stringent new sanctions the UN Security Council voted Wednesday to impose on Iran: They're "the toughest sanctions ever faced by Iran" Right, now here's Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the same topic (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )