May 21, 2011
However happy Iranian leaders might have been at the demise of Osama bin Laden, there was no way they were going to show it. Shia regime was no friend of Sunni extremist chief, but was careful not to make itself target for al-Qaeda attacks.
April 28, 2011
The car industry is of great strategic importance for the Iranian authorities and governments in the past have always emphasised the need to ensure the industry remains independent.
March 25, 2011
As the Nowruz holiday which marks the new year in Iran got under way, the Turkish tourist industry geared in the hope of receiving record numbers of visitors.
March 18, 2011
As tensions run high across the Middle East, two Iranian naval ships have sailed through the Suez Canal and back again, managing to irritate the Israelis without provoking a full-scale confrontation.
March 18, 2011
Since the US blacklisted IRISL and all its vessels in September 2008, 73 of the 123 ships listed at the time have changed hands – on paper, at least. Some are now registered with companies based in locations from Hong Kong to the Isle of Man.
February 28, 2011
As well as showing off four satellites made in Iran, they also announced plans to send a monkey 120 kilometres into space and build a launch pad and a space research centre.
February 24, 2011
Shia Bahrainis are not necessarily fans of the regime in Tehran, and it’s very hard to conclude that they’re looking for an Iran-style Islamic republic.
February 17, 2011
Setting aside the dissimilarities in the kind of regimes the Iranian and Arab protesters are taking on, the ways they behave reveal some major cultural differences.
February 7, 2011
Afghan officials say Iran was opposed to the building of the dam because it would divert water from the Farah river, which would particularly affect the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
February 2, 2011
Any democratic change in Arab states is likely to produce leaderships that are less hostile to Iran than the current ones and this will offer new avenues for Tehran to build influence in those countries.
