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Opinion: After Egypt, Is Iran Next?

Egypt and Iran are now joined by a date on the calendar: Feb. 11 is Revolution Day in both countries. But Egypt has a far better chance at realizing the hopes of its revolutionaries for a transition to real democracy than Iran did 32 years ago. Unlike Iran, where the fundamentalist cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...

Opinion: Egypt's Challenge to Iran

Almost as soon as protests in Egypt erupted, Iran tried to use the unrest to step up anti-American propaganda and project power in the region. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, said Friday that the popular uprisings against Western-backed regimes in the Middle East signified an "Islamic awakening" that will...

US Works on a Tougher Deal for a Weakened Iran

(Oct. 28) -- The United States and its allies are trying to bring Iran back to the nuclear negotiating table with a new offer that aims to test whether Tehran's resolve has softened. But the deal's tougher terms may do nothing to deter Iran from moving toward its suspected goal of making nuclear weapons. White House...

Ayatollah Khamenei Tells Iranians to Forswear Music

(Aug. 3) -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday added an odd foe to the enemies list of the Islamic republic: music. "Although music is halal [permissible under Islam], promoting and teaching it is not compatible with the highest values of the sacred regime of the Islamic Republic," Khamenei said....

Iran's Opposition Leader Accused in 1988 Massacre

(June 9) -- This Saturday marks the first anniversary of Iran's disputed presidential election, which the opposition claims was rigged to guarantee the victory of the President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. For many people across the world, the runner-up in that flawed vote, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has become a symbol of hope and...