Middle East

President Hassan Rouhani swept to election victory last year on the slogan “prudence and hope” and a wave of high expectations for cultural and political ……Read More

VOF: The Iranian government must end the inhumane practice of holding its critics under house arrest for years without due process, the International Campaign for Human ……Read More

Over the past three days, 11,000 people have liked the Facebook page “Free Iranian soldiers,” created by online Iranian activists after the militant group Jaish ……Read More

Someday, Feb. 11 may be celebrated in Iran as a normal national holiday, akin to France’s Bastille Day or the US Fourth of July. Alas, ……Read More

The Iranian children gathered on a small stage on Revolution Avenue, around waist-high columns of silver-painted plastic foam and pots of glue, wearing surgical masks and hairnets like technicians. ……Read More

Stephen Hadley, national security adviser to President George W. Bush, said he’s optimistic that the United States and Iran can conclude a comprehensive nuclear deal ……Read More