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Foreign carmakers jostle for position in Iran
13 Dec 2013, 10:35 EST: Global analysts describe Iran as one of the most prospective destinations for automakers looking to invest in new emerging markets -
Iranian city picks Islamic republic's first female minority ethnic mayor
12 Dec 2013, 13:18 EST: Choice of Samieh Baluchzehi, a 26-year-old from Baluch minority, is even more notable as she is a Sunni Muslim in Shia-dominated Iran -
FAKE: Idyllic Life by Shoja Azari - review
9 Dec 2013, 5:13 EST: This New York exhibition offers a kaleidoscopic response to the Iranian condition and western stereotypes -
Iran's Ahmadinejad dodges court date
2 Dec 2013, 5:14 EST: As the former president slips into political obscurity, he becomes a convenient scapegoat for those still in power, this time in a court case -
Iranian press freedoms grow for still-wary journalists
30 Nov 2013, 8:36 EST: Journalism in Iran is still under close, but less oppressive, watch -
Taste of Iran: Bibi Kasrai’s plum chicken recipe
27 Nov 2013, 6:04 EST: This deceptively simple dish of chicken and plums is a traditional Iranian favourite -
Across political spectrum, Iran media largely supports nuclear deal
26 Nov 2013, 6:03 EST: 'Only two people in the universe dissatisfied with the Geneva accord: Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Hossein Shariatmadari' -
In Iran, big symbolic payoff in sanctions relief
26 Nov 2013, 5:16 EST: Iranian economists emphasize the symbolic significance of sanctions relief
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Michael Cohen: Suspension of disbelief is standard issue Hollywood. But Homeland makes unrealistic international relations an art form
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Fawaz Gerges: Peace talks on Syria can't work without a compromise between the two Gulf powers driving the conflict
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Ariane Sherine: As the child of a female Zoroastrian I cannot follow the religion, even if I wanted to. Yet if it does not survive, the traditions of my Parsi ethnicity go with it
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Michael Herzog: Israel's scathing criticism of the interim nuclear deal has given way to a diplomatic campaign to influence the endgame
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Observer editorial: The engagement with Iran confirms a seriousness about negotiation long absent that could furnish a key for Syrian peace talks
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Jonathan Freedland: After the Geneva nuclear deal there is a path to peace in Jerusalem. But it will mean confronting Binyamin Netanyahu
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Seumas Milne: The Iran nuclear deal is a product of the failure of the war on terror. It should at least hand more control to the region's people
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Hans Blix: Barack Obama, John Kerry and the new Iranian government deserve credit for seizing the opportunity for agreement
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State media reports rocket reached 72 miles before monkey's capsule was parachuted back to Earth
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• US Treasury insists economic pressure on Iran will continue
• Officials say further penalties could derail historic nuclear deal -
• Proposal for more further sanctions is 'gratuitous', Kerry says
• Influential house committee opposes agreement with Tehran
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John McCain 1 day ago
McCain: CIA 'did not tell truth to Congress' in Robert Levinson case
15 Dec 2013:Senator tells CNN he doesn't 'think there's any doubt' Iran knows what happened to former FBI agent who went missing in the country in 2007
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John Kerry 1 day ago
John Kerry says US has not abandoned former FBI agent missing in Iran
14 Dec 2013:Secretary of State says 'I have personally raised the issue' after AP reports Robert Levinson was working for the CIA when he went missing in 2007
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Space 2 days ago
Iran sends second monkey to space - video
14 Dec 2013: Video (1min 06sec)Iranian state TV claims it has sent a monkey to space in a bid to edge to country further towards a human space mission
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Iran 2 days ago
Iran arrests man on charges of spying for Britain
14 Dec 2013:Media report says man has confessed to exchanging information with four British intelligence agents
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Comment is free 2 days ago
Iran and America: keeping to the bargain
13 Dec 2013: Editorial: It would be tragic if the success of the nuclear deal were to be undermined because of short-sighted posturing in either country -
CIA 2 days ago
Missing CIA operative failed by US government, family says
13 Dec 2013: • Robert Levinson's family to Obama: 'Time to step up'
• White House says it cannot comment on CIA revelations -
CIA 3 days ago
CIA veterans say Robert Levinson affair may damage intra-agency co-operation
13 Dec 2013: • AP: former FBI agent missing in Iran was working with CIA
• Relations between analysts and operatives likely to be strained -
Television 3 days ago
Fact or fiction: CIA or Homeland?
13 Dec 2013: QuizMysterious agents, analysts over-stepping boundaries, disappearances in Iran – the news that an American missing since March 2007 was working for the CIA sounds strangely familiar. Can you separate fact from fiction? Take our quiz and find out…
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Iran's prisoners of conscience – an interactive guide
As Iran gears up for a presidential election in June, the conditions in which prisoners of conscience are held in some of the country's most notorious prisons have worsened. Here are some of the activists, students, journalists, women's rights campaigners, lawyers, artists, former politicians and members of Iran's religious and ethnic minorities who have been jailed or convicted in recent years
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