Middle East

President Hassan Rouhani, the self-described moderate, is finding that Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi,described by almost everybody as an ultra-conservative, is a very tough nut to crack. ……Read More

For weeks, President Rouhani has been quiet as Iran’s military thumped its chest, displayed its missiles, and warned the US that any attack would bring an ……Read More

The U.N. nuclear watchdog planned a major report on Iran that might have revealed more of its suspected atomic bomb research, but held off as Tehran’s relations ……Read More

Many Iranians are frustrated with President Rouhani as they grapple with sociocultural restrictions, unemployment and downward social mobility. “Those who are constantly creating rifts do ……Read More

The last round of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna on 20 February was wrapped up in a surprising way for observers. Iran and world powers ……Read More

One enduring mystery about Stuxnet, the first cyberweapon the world has known, is this: Just how did that “digital missile” infiltrate Iran’s secret Natanz nuclear fuel-enrichment facility in the ……Read More