Politics of Iran

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.
Global Politics
No contradiction in supporting protesters while pursuing nuclear deal with Iran, US special envoy says
Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, center, attends a meeting with the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.
Iran-UN nuclear agreement signals ‘very, very tempered optimism’ for negotiations, Iran analyst says
Technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit.
Conflict & Justice
US officials and signatories of the Iran deal to meet in Vienna next week
Three women wearing masks shop at a busy market with overflowing plastic packages of nuts
Foreign policy
In Iran, all eyes are on US election’s impact on sanctions, security
A man wearing a protective face mask and gloves, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), jumps rope at Valiasr street in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2020.
COVID-19
Should sanctions against Iran be lifted in the wake of COVID-19?
President Donald Trump departs from a podium, flanked by several officials
Conflict
‘Neither the United States nor Iran wants to go to war,’ says former ambassador
Students walk on the Temple University Campus
Global Nation Education
Iranian students in US scramble as sanctions ratchet up tuition costs
A man holds Iranian and American currency
Nuclear
Things That Go Boom: Are sanctions on Iran spurring economic resilience?
Iranian American businesses in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.
Diaspora
War or no war? Iranians in California try to make sense of US-Iran tensions
Ayatollah Khamenei stands on a stage.
Conflict & Justice
Ayatollah Khamenei says nuclear weapons are ‘forbidden under Islamic law’
A man looks seriously through a crowd of soldiers in fatigues
Foreign policy
Without proper intel vetting, could the US be headed toward ‘rushed war’ in the Middle East?
A sign reads: "It's 2 minutes to midnight"
Nuclear
‘Things That Go Boom:’ Nothing good happens after ‘nuclear midnight’
A man with short brown hair sits in front of a colorful geometric mural
Sanctions are ‘dead end’ for middle-class Iranians risking life for asylum
A man holds two fingers up on each hand as he exits an airplane. On the left is Donald Trump. Melania Trump is on the right.
Justice
End of Iran nuclear deal cuts major diplomatic channel for Americans imprisoned in Iran
The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman walks from a black car toward Lambeth Palace, London.
Conflict
Remarks raise prospect of nuclear arms race in the Middle East
Iranian women watch Iran's national soccer team conduct a training session ahead of the 2006 World Cup.
Sports
Iran’s female sports fans may finally get bleacher seats instead of jail time
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted John Boehner, the Speaker of the US House of Representative in Jerusalem on April 1, 2015. Netanyahu called on world powers locked in nuclear negotiations with Iran to demand a "better deal.”
Global Politics
Israel reacts to a deal its leader calls ‘a danger to the region’
Republican Senator Tom Cotton speaks at his election victory party on November 4, 2014. The freshman senator from Arkansas is emerging as a vocal opponent of nuclear negotiations with Iran.
Global Politics
Republicans to Iran: A nuclear deal can disappear ‘with a stroke of a pen’
Golshid Mola wants to introduce the works of underground Iranian designers to the world.
Arts
An Iranian American entrepreneur is keeping a close eye on nuclear talks
President Obama talks with Cuban President Raul Castro before the thaw in US-Cuban relations was announced on December 17, 2014.
Global Politics
Iranians are jealous of the new US-Cuba thaw
The Arak IR-40 heavy water reactor in Iran.
Conflict
Iranians are eager for a nuclear deal as negotiations near the deadline
Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama
Global Politics
Russia is using the situation in Iran and Ukraine to continue to antagonize the West
Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (L) holds a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) on the second straight day of talks over Tehran's nuclear program in Vienna, July 14, 2014.
Culture
The Persian art of declining what you really want and offering what you’ll never give could play a role in US-Iran nuclear talks
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.
Global Politics
Five years later, Iran’s protest movement still casts a shadow over its politics
Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr receive training in Baghdad. Shiite fighters have helped boost the crumbling Iraqi army in the fight against ISIS
Conflict & Justice
Iran walks a sectarian tightrope as it intervenes in Iraq
Jim Riddle
Lifestyle & Belief
Why this Minnesota farmer went to Iran to talk about organic food
US ships
Global Politics
Could the crisis in Iraq lead to cooperation between Iran and US?
US ships
Global Politics
Could the crisis in Iraq lead to cooperation between Iran and US?
Iran nuclear talks
Global Politics
What’s different in the latest round of talks between Iran and the West?
Global Politics
Iran strikes nuclear deal with Brazil and Turkey
The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency
Global Politics
A nuclear deal between Iran and the western powers begins to take effect
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, shakes hands with a US Air Force general officer prior to his departure from the United States.
Global Politics
The history of US-Iranian relations
Islamic Republic of Iran Army T-55s move to front line of Iran-Iraq War.
Global Politics
The US and Iran part IV – hostile relations
Nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr, Iran
Global Politics
The deal freezing Iran’s nuclear program starts in a week
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
Global Politics
In 2013, the presidents of Iran and the US spoke on the phone for the first time in 34 years
Supporters of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan
Global Politics
Turkey’s political turmoil may be tied to its relations with Iran
Fernanda Lima at World Cup draw
Sports
Iranians share their anger, and apologies, over the World Cup draw in Brazil
Global Politics
Iranian media find a rare, common voice in celebrating deal over its nuclear program
Global Politics
US allies in the Middle East are very nervous about the nuclear deal with Iran
Meeting between Iran and world powers in Geneva
Global Politics
Talks with Iran fail, for the moment
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a news conference in Geneva
Global Politics
In diplomacy, sometimes a little pain can be a good thing
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the Geneva talks "fruitful."
Global Politics
There’s still no breakthrough in US talks with Iran
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani
Global Politics
This Iranian artist welcomes the kinder, gentler edge to Tehran’s diplomacy
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations in New York. (Photo: REUTERS/Adrees Latif)
Global Politics
Israeli radio host says if Iranian leaders want a dialogue, they know whom to call
Iran's President Hasan Rouhani speaks during an event in New York
Global Politics
President Rouhani faces cheers and eggs as he returns to Iran
Iran's President Hasan Rouhani addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, September 24, 2013.
Global Politics
Leaders try to put a little heat in frigid US-Iranian relations
Global Politics
Obama nudges open the door to Iran
Iran’s Rouhani willing to work with the West
Arts, Culture & Media
What Many Iranians (Unfiltered) Think of a Possible US Attack on Syria
CIA Finally Confirms Role in 1953 Iranian Coup
Global Politics
CIA Documents Confirm its Role in 1953 Iranian Coup
Global Politics
Iranian President-elect a moderate, with unknown ability to reform
Development & Education
Activists call for renewal of diplomatic relationship between Iran, U.S.
Iran has multidimensional spy agency keeping it stable
As Israel prepares for war with Iran, some citizens say the government is warmongering
Hopes high for latest round of nuclear talks between Iran, western government
Global Politics
Iran’s nuclear ambitions have the world on edge
Global Politics
Obama and Netanyahu discuss Iran’s nuclear program
Tensions rise between Iran and Israel as flurry of action continues
Global Politics
Uncovered memos reveal Israeli spies posed as CIA agents