Iran

2009

• A Letter to Ahmadinejad

  Shon Meckfessel

  Nation writer Shane Bauer and his friends have been detained by Iran for almost 100 days. A fourth member of their party appeals directly to Iran's president for their release.

• Why Obama's Iran Policy Will Fail

  Dilip Hiro : US Foreign Policy

  Why Russia and China will sink Washington's Iran policy.

• Talking With Tehran

  Robert Dreyfuss : Barack Obama Administration

  Can the United States and Iran negotiate an end to the nuclear standoff?

• Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment

  Ira Chernus : Middle East

  Why the Obama administration's efforts to achieve a Middle East peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are inextricably linked to its efforts to bring Iran to heel.

• Same as It Ever Was: Talking Head in Pittsburgh

  Alexander Cockburn : Barack Obama

  Why the sudden disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment facility in Iran?

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  Iran's Next Supreme Leader?

  Babak Sarfaraz

  A top candidate to replace the ailing Khamenei is both a clerical traditionalist and a modernizer.

• Iran: A Compromise Deal?

  Babak Sarfaraz

  Supporters of the Green Wave increasingly see negotiations with the regime as the best way out of today's crisis.

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  Iran's Green Wave

  Robert Dreyfuss

  The clampdown on street protests can't disguise huge fissures among the elite.

• Twittergasms

  Alexander Cockburn : Barack Obama

  Why is it easier to raise 3 million tweets for demonstrations in Iran than to twit about Obama's sellouts at home?

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  Iran's New Revolutionaries

  Babak Sarfaraz

  At the heart of the Green Wave sweeping Iran are the fearless young men and women who have few illusions about the complexity of the reforms they seek.

• GOP Struggles to Smear Obama on Iran

  The Rachel Maddow Show

  The Nation's Chris Hayes analyzes the Republican response to the popular protests in Iran.

• Obama's Iran Response Should be Bolder

  John Nichols : Barack Obama Administration

  This president does not need to make threats to champion democracy.

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  Slide Show: Iran on the Edge

  Images that capture history in the making from Iran's recent election and its fallout.

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  Turmoil in Tehran

  The Editors

  The world is watching as the next chapter in the future of Iran unfolds.

• America's UN Boycott Backfires

  Barbara Crossette : United Nations

  By choosing to boycott the UN conference on racism, the United States has increased the clout of Iran's Ahmadinejad and undermined global efforts to defeat intolerance.

• US Must Stop Mixed Signals on Iran

  Roane Carey : Israel

  Anything short of a categorical, even vociferous US refusal to countenance an Israeli attack on Iran might have horrific consequences.

• Dennis Ross's Iran Plan

  Robert Dreyfuss : State Department

  Is Obama's dialogue with Iran already doomed?