Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Yasaman Baji TEHRAN, Sep 11, 2011 (IPS) – Uncertainty and confusion, particularly among the highly factionalised conservatives that have dominated Iranian politics since 2005, appear to be the order of the day some seven months before next March’s parliamentary elections. Given the harsh repression that followed the [...]
Military Option for Iran Far From Prudent
July 5, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN Military Option for Iran Far From Prudent The writer | Credit: ACA By Greg Thielmann* IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis WASHINGTON D.C. (IDN) – Neither sanctions, cyber sabotage, nor off-and-on multilateral diplomacy has yet convinced the government of Iran to end its pursuit of activities that could give it [...]
U.S.: Military Attack on Iran Recedes, but Tensions Remain High
June 9, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Barbara Slavin WASHINGTON, Jun 8, 2011 (IPS) – The likelihood of a U.S. or Israeli military attack on Iran’s nuclear installations seems miniscule during the remaining months of the Barack Obama administration’s first term. The U.S. is focused on domestic economic problems, winding down wars in Iraq, [...]
OP-ED: Iran’s Greatest Spiritual Leader
May 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Melody Moezzi* ATLANTA, Georgia, May 23, 2011 (IPS) – Iran’s officially recognised "spiritual leader" today may be Ayatollah Khamenei, but for hundreds of years before the current establishment of mullahs and ayatollahs, Iranians of all creeds have looked to another spiritual leader: Jalal ad- Din Rumi. While [...]
Egypt and Iran Break Diplomatic Ice
April 8, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Bernhard Schell IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis CAIRO (IDN) – U.S.-backed president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in a popular uprising in February would have a significant diplomatic fallout if intensive efforts by Egypt and Iran to re-establish diplomatic relations, frozen for the last about 30 years, produce positive results. That [...]
Iran Battles U.S. At UN Human Rights Council
March 21, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Omid Memarian GENEVA, Mar 21, 2011 (IPS) – Forty-nine United Nations member-states have co-sponsored a resolution asking for a special mechanism to monitor Iran’s human rights situation, which is expected to be voted later this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Instead of responding to [...]
US: Iranian "Terrorist" Group Courts Friends in High Places
March 1, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Barbara Slavin WASHINGTON, Mar1, 2011 (IPS) – For years now, supporters of the Iranian opposition group the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) have lobbied in vain to have the organisation taken off the U.S. State Department’s terrorism list. That day may now be approaching. A growing number of high- [...]
Iran Steps Up Crackdown on Opposition Leaders
February 23, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Omid Memarian SAN FRANCISCO, U.S., Feb 22, 2011 (IPS) – On Monday night, Iranian security agents raided the home of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, separating him from his wife, searching his house and arresting his son, Ali Karroubi, according to the local media outlet Saham News. Karroubi’s [...]
How to ‘Iran-ise Egypt . . . and Others’
February 19, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Fareed Mahdy* IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint ISTANBUL (IDN) – The recipe for pushing Egyptians and Arabs toward extremism is simple and has been tasted for decades. Its ingredients are easy to prepare and digest; they are already pre-cooked and the kitchens of both Western mainstream media and foreign ministries [...]
Iran’s resilient rebellion
February 19, 2011 By
Republished on Global Geopolitics & Political Economy Read the original article on opendemocracy.net Nasrin Alavi, 18 February 2011 Tehran’s ruling elite proclaims Iran’s revolutionary experience as the inspiration for the Arab insurrections, yet seeks to crush demonstrators at home. Iran’s citizens can see through the lies, says Nasrin Alavi. The Iranian ruling elite is pushing [...]
