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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (World Economic Forum)
Iran presidential elections: No easy victory for Rouhani
For years, elections in Iran have been likened to a furnace that everyone must feed to fire up public participation. But the temperature is not always controllable. By Ali Reza Eshraghi Iran’s presidential elections have never been without drama. This year, the Guardian Council—a group tasked to approve candidates—set a new record for the number…
By +972 Magazine April 28, 2017
Donald Trump and former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Gage Skidmore/CC 2.0, Daniella Zalcman/CC 2.0)
Trump and Ahmadinejad: A tale of two fantasists
Donald Trump and former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have plenty in common — including a propensity for outlandish claims and bombastic speeches that veer into messianism. By Jim Lobe It was almost a year ago that Shervin Malekzadeh published a brief but incisive essay — which we republished immediately after the November 8 election — on the…
By +972 Magazine January 31, 2017
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on March 20, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland, before their advisers resumed negotiations about the future of Iran's nuclear program. (State Department photo)
If nuclear deal fails, we can kiss Iran’s moderates goodbye
Should Iran and the West fail to come to an agreement, the battle will no longer be between the right and left, but rather between democratic forces and totalitarian ones. By Ahmad Rafat There is no doubt that the negotiators, whom these days are working to achieve a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear plan, do…
By +972 Magazine June 29, 2015
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (Victor Soares / CC 3.0)
Two cheers for Chavez
The controversial Venezuelan leader, who died Tuesday, did more good than bad – and the good he did was extraordinary.     Any political leader who buddies up conspicuously with Ahmadinejad and Assad, showing indifference to their victims and freedom-seeking opponents at home, loses his shot at dying a hero, at least with me. So,…
By Larry Derfner March 8, 2013
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