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Military force ratchets up tensions with Riyadh after 12 killed in Iran’s capital
Reformists and hardliners vie to influence the choice of the Islamic republic's senior cleric
Hassan Amini’s absorbing film puts the event in context: Anglo-American power dominated Iran
The leadership has a preference for the Chinese model: open up the economy but not the politics
Pressure builds on reformists as diplomatic crisis over Shia cleric’s killing escalates
Grandson of revolutionary leader has star credentials thanks to his name and the appeal of relative youth
Moderate cleric upsets hardliners by suggesting legacy of 1979 revolution was distorted
Iran’s supreme leader insists the US has made more concessions
The billboard exhibition is a welcome distraction for some
Supreme leader’s choice leaves him facing his gravest test
The Canadian writer and critic on lecturing about Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ and religion’s place in public life
President faces opposition to lasting atomic deal
The Islamist organisation has a habit of reviving itself
Ayatollah has not quite drunk from the same bitter cup as Khomeini
‘If the west really is losing global significance, then anti-western movements are in trouble’
We need to rethink what it means to live together, says Michael Ignatieff
Some of the world’s most infamous rulers embraced literature by creating their own
US conservatism has no greater icon than Reagan, invoked at every turn
Some money may be too wicked to accept, but where to draw the line?
State cannot rely on autocratic rulers to be around forever, says Tobias Buck
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