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Hopes rise for Iran opposition leaders' release as house arrest eased

12 Sep 2013, 0:57 EST: Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi will have their case considered by the supreme national security council
Iran: Rafsanjani signals wavering in long-standing support for Syria

6 Sep 2013, 23:15 EST:
Former president blames Assad for chemical weapons attack, setting up a clash with hardliners in Islamic republic, says Gareth Smyth
Iran's unorthodox new play offers evidence of a thriving cultural scene

4 Sep 2013, 23:03 EST:
The buzz about Hamid Pourazari's latest work shows culture is alive and well - despite censorship and western stereotypes, says the Tehran Bureau
Iran's chemical weapon survivors show twin horrors of WMD and sanctions

3 Sep 2013, 3:35 EST: Victims of mustard and nerve gas in Iran-Iraq war now struggle to find inhalers, transplant drugs and other vital medicine
Iran's reaction to possible US attack on Syria shows signs of restraint

30 Aug 2013, 22:23 EST: Behind the more moderate rhetoric, however, some expect Tehran to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Damascus if the latter is attacked
Oman sultan's Iran visit sparks hopes of progress in nuclear standoff

30 Aug 2013, 21:22 EST:
Iranian media speculates that former hostage negotiator will mediate between US and Islamic republic on nuclear programme
Fears grow for Iranian blogger on hunger strike

29 Aug 2013, 3:58 EST:
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has refused to take food since early August in protest at the treatment of political prisoners in Iran
Iran Standard Time: a day in advertising

28 Aug 2013, 23:37 EST: The travails of launching a western advertising campaign in the Islamic Republic

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Putin's deft timing on a Syria chemical arms surrender plan snookered Obama

By stalling military action over Assad's armoury, the Russian president has merged as an international law upholder
Obama's 'pass the buck' policy on Syria

Michael Boyle: The president has sacrificed coherent strategy against Assad for political expediency. Leading from behind never looked weaker
Why chemical weapons are a 'red line' the world must enforce

Chris Miller: After Halabja in 1988, major progress was made in eliminating chemical WMD. Assad's rogue regime cannot go unpunished
For Syria's sake, end Iran's isolation

Shirley Williams: Iranian support to help the west bring an end to the civil war in Syria would be beyond price
Secret courts: justice conducted behind closed doors is no justice at all

Sarosh Zaiwalla: If Britain has suddenly decided that open justice is a luxury we can't afford, then I for one was not invited to the debate
The biggest threat to America? The size of its own military budget

Michael Cohen: Don't be fooled by terror alerts and dire warnings: the world in general is a safer place than ever and the US in particular
Iran and the US can work it out – but mutual respect is key

Akbar Ganji: The dispute between Iran and the US isn't just about the nuclear issue. But each has to acknowledge the other's national interests
Syria: there is worse to come

Editorial: Without the international will to stop it, the Syrian conflict has fuel enough to burn for a long time

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Syria 1 day ago

US, Russia clash over terms of deal on Syria chemical weapons – live updates

11 Sep 2013: Does Russia's offer to work with Syria to put its chemical weapons beyond use represent a diplomatic breakthrough or a delaying tactic? Follow live updates
Iran 1 day ago

Iran's Rosh Hashanah tweets could herald new openness

10 Sep 2013:
Jewish new year greetings from Iranian leadership have sparked a wider debate about internet and social media access
Iran 1 day ago

Iran: 44 killed as two buses collide

10 Sep 2013:
State television says one intercity service veered into path of the other after blowing tyre on highway south of Tehran
Iran 8 days ago

Cold war legacies that hamper the search for a solution in Syria

4 Sep 2013: Letters: The Syrian conflict has made it clear that there is no such entity as 'the Muslim world'. On the contrary, it has made it obvious that the end of the cold war was proclaimed prematurely
William Hague 8 days ago

Syria: William Hague snubs Labour call to include Iran in peace talks

3 Sep 2013: UK foreign secretary wary of Iranian participation, claiming it is actively engaged in assisting murder by Assad regime
Comment is free 8 days ago

Syria strikes: Obama risks being pushed into a prolonged military campaign

3 Sep 2013: Simon Tisdall: Rightwingers' long months of frustration at perceived US impotence are in danger of boiling over into violent action
Syria 9 days ago

Syrian regime continues to redeploy forces away from US missile targets

3 Sep 2013: Syrian rebels despair at US failure to strike at Assad regime as tension mounts in Lebanon and Russian warship heads for Syria
Iran 9 days ago

Iran frees six Slovaks accused of spying

2 Sep 2013: Paragliders detained on suspicion of taking photographs near uranium facility in central Iran
Syria 10 days ago

Kerry says Obama 'has the right' to strike Syria without Congress – as it happened

2 Sep 2013:
Follow live updates as the world reacts to Barack Obama's decision to seek the approval of Congress for the use of force against the Assad regime
Iraq 10 days ago

Iranian dissident group members killed at Camp Ashraf

2 Sep 2013: Opposition claims 44 members of anti-government group killed during raid by Iraqi security forces
Iran 13 days ago

Iran appoints first foreign ministry spokeswoman

29 Aug 2013: President Hasan Rouhani makes second senior government appointment in as many weeks
Syria 14 days ago

Syrian army may use kamikaze pilots against west, Assad officer claims

29 Aug 2013: At least 8,000 suicide 'martyrs' ready to foil US warplanes hand-in-hand with Hezbollah and Iran, says regime loyalist

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Iran's prisoners of conscience – an interactive guide

As Iran gears up for a presidential election in June, the conditions in which prisoners of conscience are held in some of the country's most notorious prisons have worsened. Here are some of the activists, students, journalists, women's rights campaigners, lawyers, artists, former politicians and members of Iran's religious and ethnic minorities who have been jailed or convicted in recent years
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