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Iran nuclear negotiations: The dawn of the zombie talks

20 Jun 2012, 8:51 BST:
There is no discernible life left in this diplomatic process but it has to be kept going in the hope of a miracle and because the alternative is so grim
Iran's supreme leader: we won't give in to illogical demands

19 Jun 2012, 21:21 BST:
In the face of the Moscow nuclear talks, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has warned against the enemies' "unreasonable demands"
Three Arab Iranians executed after an 'unfair' trial

19 Jun 2012, 15:31 BST:
Abd al-Rahman Heidarian, Taha Heidarian and Jamshid Heidarian convicted of 'enmity with God'
'Progress' in Moscow: Iran says no with PowerPoint

18 Jun 2012, 21:14 BST:
Nuclear talks in Russia fail to close the gap between Iran and the major powers but could just about stave off diplomatic collapse
Five Iranian journalists 'unprotected' and 'at risk' in Turkey

14 Jun 2012, 15:51 BST:
Activists have expressed concerns for the safety of Ehsanollah Mehrabi and his colleagues who have fled Iran to Turkey
Iran Arab prisoners at risk of execution, Amnesty warns

13 Jun 2012, 14:58 BST:
Men were sentenced to death at 'unfair trial' on charges of killing a law enforcement official
Iran nuclear talks: Moscow meeting salvaged but real progress remains elusive

12 Jun 2012, 19:19 BST:
Some telephone diplomacy rescued the next round of negotiations in the Russian capital though expectations remain low
Prominent Iranian lawyer Sotoudeh meets children in jail - video

12 Jun 2012, 15:47 BST:
Nasrin Sotoudeh, human rights lawyer who defended juvenile offenders and political activists, shown speaking to her children

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Respect is crucial in nuclear talks with Iran

Hossein Mousavian and Mohammad Ali Shabani: At P5+1 talks in Moscow, all sides must learn from past mistakes and recognise that fair exchange should be central to dialogue
Britain must end its sordid treatment of the Chagossian people now

Geoffrey Robertson: That the US could use the Chagos Islands to bomb Iran is another good reason why the UK must restore them to Mauritius
How the Obama administration is making the US media its mouthpiece

Glenn Greenwald: Spoonfed national security scoops based on anonymous official leaks – did we learn nothing from Judith Miller's WMD reporting?
Obama's virus wars: mutually assured cyber-destruction

Richard Silverstein and Muhammad Sahimi: By officially sanctioned leaks, the US brags of its cyber warfare alliance with Israel against Iran. Is this wise or safe policy?
In Syria, foreign intervention will only shed more blood

Seumas Milne: The US and its Gulf allies are already fuelling sectarian conflict in their proxy war with Iran. The fallout could be disastrous
Why Mitt Romney's sabre-rattling on Syria signifies nothing

Heather Hurlburt: Unless Romney can answer how arming rebels would not make a bad situation worse, his proposal looks like a ploy, not policy
What symbolises western decadence more than the necktie?

Open thread: Iran is cracking down on ties. Tell us what you'd ban if you had western decadence in your sights
Iran nuclear talks succeed just by continuing

Daniel Levy: The best outcome for E3+3 negotiations is a partial enrichment freeze. Short of that, more talks will at least avert military action

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Iran nuclear talks: staggering to a halt

20 Jun 2012: Editorial: Talks have provided no end of metaphors for negotiations that have got nowhere, but which neither side wants to declare dead
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets Evo Morales in La Paz, Bolivia – video

20 Jun 2012: Video (1min 51sec)
The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, begins his tour of Latin America, meeting Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, on Tuesday
Iran 22hr 34min ago

Efforts to resolve Iranian nuclear crisis through talks shouldn't be abandoned

20 Jun 2012: Julian Borger: The diplomatic process may seem frustrating and absurd, but the prospect of a new war in the Middle East is far worse
European Union 2 days ago

Oil embargo on Iran will not be postponed, says EU

18 Jun 2012: Signal comes as new round of negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme gets under way in Moscow
Iran 3 days ago

The secret war over Iran's nuclear ambitions – timeline

17 Jun 2012: Magnetic bombs, computer worms and attacks on Israelis in Asia to a series of diplomatic talks with the UN security council
Iran 3 days ago

Iran nuclear weapons talks enter a critical third round

17 Jun 2012: After low benchmarks in Istanbul and Baghdad, the heat is turned up in Moscow to avert a potential diplomatic crisis
Iran 3 days ago

Iran was behind bomb plot against Israeli diplomats, investigators find

17 Jun 2012:
Western intelligence fears price of failure for Moscow talks on Tehran's nuclear programme could be high
Iran 3 days ago

Iran warned to take 'concrete actions' ahead of new round of nuclear talks

17 Jun 2012:
Six powers appear sceptical that Moscow talks will yield results as Israel says discussions only buy Iran more time
US foreign policy 3 days ago

Mitt Romney vows to do 'the opposite' of Obama on Middle East policy

17 Jun 2012:
Days before crucial talks over Iran nuclear programme, Romney says the president has faltered on relationship with Israel
Iran 6 days ago

Justice for the victims of Iranian massacre

14 Jun 2012: Letters: We, families of the victims and survivors, have campaigned for 20 years for their voices to be heard and to bring the leaders of the Islamic Republic to account
Iran 6 days ago

Iran arrests suspects over nuclear scientists' deaths

14 Jun 2012: Iran intelligence ministry claims detained suspects are linked to assassinations of nuclear scientists and have ties with Israel
Syria 7 days ago

Syria crisis: Russia denies Hillary Clinton claim over helicopters

13 Jun 2012: Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov rebuffs allegation by US secretary of state over helicopters shipped to attack rebels

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Resources

Iran and the strategic balance in the Gulf - interactive

By closing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran can throttle oil and gas flows but would also cut its own main trade link with the world
- Iranian nuclear sites: interactive
- Iran's nuclear programme: the IAEA report (pdf)

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