Iran: 30 years on Iran and its relations with the rest of the world 30 years after the revolution that brought an Islamic theocracy to power
France, Germany and the UK are proposing a tough list of additional sanctions to be imposed against Iran in order to give the Obama administration more muscle in its expected engagement of the Islamic republic
As Iran moves closer to nuclear weapons capability, analysts and diplomats voice a growing concern: information is becoming scarcer, increasing nervousness about Tehran’s activities and its ultimate goals
Iran has built up a stockpile of enough enriched uranium for one nuclear bomb, United Nations officials acknowledged
President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad sent another positive signal to the new US administration when he said Iran was ready to have talks with the US provided they were held in a fair and respectful atmosphere
Conservative factions are reviewing their election strategies after Mohammad Khatami, former reformist president, announced he would contest June’s presidential election
Roula Khalaf meets Ebrahim Yazdi, a man respected for his revolutionary role who opposes the power of clerics. A nationalist Islamist, he accepts Iran’s constitution but insists that no one should have extraordinary powers
Mohammad Khatami, Iran’s former moderate president, on Sunday announced he would stand in the June presidential election as the country’s beleaguered reformists attempt to deprive Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad of a second term
A senior adviser to Iran’s president says dialogue with the US will succeed only if the Obama administration accepts Tehran’s right to have a nuclear programme
Chart the progess of Iranian-US relations in the 30 years since Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic revolution
On Friday, the FT reported that ‘Iran has built up a stockpile of enough enriched uranium for one nuclear bomb’. It is time for the Obama administration to launch a last big push to head this off – and for the rest of the world to line up in support, writes Gideon Rachman
Revolution Street earned its name 30 years ago, when students joined in the uprising that gave birth to an Islamic republic promising independence from centuries of foreign interference
Obama has been consistent is looking for engagement with Iran to end 30 years of suspicion, hostility and rising tension. But the new president and his advisers face dilemmas
Iran: the arrival of a US administration more willing to talk presents the Islamic Republic with an opportunity as it enters its fourth decade – but one it may miss
Thirty years on, this is the moment to push for detente. Obama should outline the future he wants to work towards
Mohammad Khatami, Iran’s former president, is expected to announce he will contest the presidential elections in June, as pressure intensifies to unseat Ahmadi-Nejad
The Obama administration will have to tread carefully as domestic politics threaten to unsettle negotiators in Iran, says Roula Khalaf
Would-be Middle East peacemakers can be categorised as ‘lumpers’ seeking a ‘comprehensive peace settlement’ that links together all the problems in the region, or ‘splitters’ who want to deal with all the problems separately, writes Gideon Rachman
