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Rafsanjani Shut Out of Iran’s Presidential Race

From On May 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment

by Farideh Farhi

via IPS News

With the disqualification of former president and current chair of the Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani by a vetting body, the Guardian Council, Iran’s presidential campaign is opening with many in the country in a state of shock.

Although the eight qualified candidates offer [...]

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Iran Surprises Again!

From On May 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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by Farideh Farhi

Okay, it is time to admit that the only thing predictable about Iranian politics these days is its unpredictability!

There are people who know Iran well and as early as a few months ago thought that the next president of the country was already decided by the powers [...]

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Farideh Farhi: Too Soon for a Breakthrough but Progress Possible for Iran Nuclear Talks

From On March 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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by Jasmin Ramsey

Ahead of the technical-level nuclear talks that will take place in Istanbul on March 18 and the top-level talks that will be held in early April, Farideh Farhi, an Independent Scholar at the University of Hawaii and Lobe Log contributor, offers context and insight [...]

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Worrying Development Ahead of Resumed Talks with Iran

From On December 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Laura Rozen reports that the six world power negotiating team may not be revamping its package to be more generous with Iran as many were hoping (Russia has not even signed on to the new version yet) ahead of resumed talks which likely won’t take place until January.

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No changes in Iran-US relations expected until after Iranian election

From On November 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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This week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton indicated they wanted talks with Iran to resume even as the US’s dual-track policy of pressure and diplomacy (translation: more sanctions) continues:

HIGH REPRESENTATIVE ASHTON: As you know, in New York, I was feeding back to the P-5+1/E-3+3 ministers [...]

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Are we Finally Going to give Iran Diplomacy a Chance?

From On October 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Reuters reports that Western powers are examining “long-shot options” for the next possible round of talks with Iran:

One option could be for each side to put more on the table – both in terms of demands and possible rewards – than in previous meetings in a bid to [...]

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Finally an Opportunity for a Real Campaign Conversation on Iran

From On October 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Sunday’s New York Times story that the US and Iran have agreed in principle to direct bilateral negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program provides opportunity for a more honest conversation on Iran than the presidential candidates have had so far. Well, at least this is my hope.

I know the NYT [...]

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Iranian Diplomat Says Iran Offered Deal to Halt 20-Percent Enrichment

From On September 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Gareth Porter

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Iran has again offered to halt its enrichment of uranium to 20 percent, which the United States has identified as its highest priority in the nuclear talks, in return for easing sanctions against Iran, according to Iran’s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Ali Asghar [...]

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What to Make of the latest Iranian-Turkish Row

From On August 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Turkish-Iranian relations have been rocky since the deepening of the Syrian imbroglio. But the latest row suggests a new low. In no uncertain terms both the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, expressed displeasure with recent harsh statements coming out of Tehran regarding Turkish culpability in [...]

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The latest offer to Iran of nuclear talks: don’t hold your breath

From On May 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment

By Peter Jenkins

European leaders are telling their publics that the latest EU sanctions are to persuade Iran to talk to the P5+1 about its nuclear program. In the House of Commons, on 24 January, Foreign Secretary William Hague said the sanctions represent “peaceful and legitimate pressure on the Iranian [...]

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