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People march as they take part in an anti-war protest

Escalating conflict with Iran: What’s happening?

Conflict & Justice

A US-Iranian “shadow war” has escalated following the assassination of Iran’s top general, Qasem Soleimani. The World is following what’s happening between the US and Iran as the situation unfolds. 

Iranian women watch Iran's national soccer team conduct a training session ahead of the 2006 World Cup.

Iran’s female sports fans may finally get bleacher seats instead of jail time

Sports
Iranian Women

Iran may ban vasectomies, cut access to contraceptives to boost births

Health
The Arak IR-40 heavy water reactor in Iran.

Iranians are eager for a nuclear deal as negotiations near the deadline

Conflict
People wear green bands in support of the Iranian opposition movement during the funeral of dissident Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri in the holy city of Qom on December 21, 2009.

Five years later, Iran’s protest movement still casts a shadow over its politics

Global Politics
US ships

Could the crisis in Iraq lead to cooperation between Iran and US?

Global Politics

Iraq’s neighbor, Iran is watching events in Syria very closely. That’s because it shares a 900-mile border with the country and it also has a long, bloody history with its Arab neighbor.

US ships

Could the crisis in Iraq lead to cooperation between Iran and US?

Global Politics

Iraq’s neighbor, Iran is watching events in Syria very closely. That’s because it shares a 900-mile border with the country and it also has a long, bloody history with its Arab neighbor.

Islamic Republic of Iran Army T-55s move to front line of Iran-Iraq War.

The US and Iran part IV – hostile relations

Global Politics

US relations with Iran have never completely recovered from the seizure of American hostages at the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.

US President Barack Obama talks with Iranian President Hasan Rouhani during a phone call in the Oval Office September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Pete Souza/The White House

In 2013, the presidents of Iran and the US spoke on the phone for the first time in 34 years

Global Politics

2013 was a historic year in US-Iran relations. For the first time in 34 years leaders of the two countries spoke on the phone.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a news conference in Geneva

In diplomacy, sometimes a little pain can be a good thing

Global Politics

When Iran’s nuclear negotiator arrived for talks in Geneva with severe back pain, the tone of the talks probably got a boost.