Iran's Nuclear Program

Hope grows that Iran could pull back from nuclear standoff

2013-06-16 20:37:00

BEIRUT — The surprising election of Hassan Rowhani, a moderate cleric, as Iran's president has prompted a wave of speculation about a crucial question: Will Iran's new leadership be more willing to compromise on its nuclear program? No one knows...

Rowhani victory in Iran raises cautious hopes in region

2013-06-16 13:04:00

BEIRUT -- The election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran’s new president has raised hopes of increased engagement with other nations and a new era of moderation in the Islamic Republic, according to commentaries across the region on Sunday. Rowhani, a...

Iran's new president says no instant fix for economy

2013-06-16 11:47:00

TEHRAN — Iran's newly elected reformist-backed president said Sunday that the country's dire economic problems cannot be solved “overnight,” as he took his first steps in consulting with members of the clerically dominated...

Iranians' desire for change fueled presidential upset

2013-06-15 19:43:00

TEHRAN — The stunning landslide election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran's next president highlighted a deep frustration among many Iranians about the direction of their country, especially an economy marred by skyrocketing prices, stagnant salaries and...

Hassan Rowhani, cleric known as a pragmatist, wins Iran election

2013-06-15 11:31:00

TEHRAN — Hassan Rowhani, who a week ago was viewed as a long-shot candidate, was declared Iran’s next president on Saturday after capturing more than half of the votes cast Friday in national elections. Rowhani, a 64-year-old cleric with a...

Iran presidential election underway

2013-06-13 20:53:00

TEHRAN — Millions of Iranians headed to the polls early Friday to choose a new president in balloting that has taken on a competitive edge as a single moderate contender faces off against a splintered array of hard-line hopefuls. Friday's election...

Iranians wrap up campaign to replace Ahmadinejad

2013-06-13 11:38:00

TEHRAN — Six presidential hopefuls wrapped up their campaigns Thursday as millions of Iranians prepared to choose a successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Polls indicate no candidate may garner a majority in Friday's voting, forcing a...

McManus: Obama's foreign policy reset

2013-06-09 00:00:00

The appointment of Susan Rice as national security advisor sends an important signal about the kind of foreign policy President Obama wants to pursue for the remainder of his second term: activist, assertive, occasionally even pugnacious. With three years...

Iran's leading reformist candidate drops out of presidential election

2013-06-11 07:58:00

TEHRAN -- Leading reformist candidate Mohammad Reza Aref announced Tuesday that he was dropping out of the race to be Iran's next president, leaving centrist Hassan Rowhani as the sole moderate-leaning candidate in Friday’s election. There had...

Iran presidential race down to choice of 2 conservatives

2013-06-10 18:13:00

TEHRAN — When Iranians go to the polls Friday, they will bid an unceremonious farewell to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the populist with the zip-up windbreaker who ran afoul of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, even as he became Iran's provocative face...

Obama announces new sanctions on Iran

2013-06-03 18:52:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama announced new economic sanctions on Iran on Monday in a bid to raise pressure on conservative hard-liners who have vowed not to compromise with the West over Tehran's nuclear development program. Obama, who has faced...

Kerry sees no change on Iran no matter who wins election

2013-05-31 15:47:00

WASHINGTON -- Although nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili is favored to win the upcoming presidential election in Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Friday that the outcome would have little effect on Tehran’s disputed nuclear program and...

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton at the table with other representatives taking part in talks on Iran's nuclear program in the Kazakh city of Almaty on Friday.

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Even though he has expressed doubts about any positive result, Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen in a file photo, has said he is not opposed to U.S. and Iranian diplomats meeting on Tehran's nuclear program.

2013-04-03 16:39:25

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Chavez hold hands after the Iranian's arrival at Miraflores Palace on Jan. 9, 2012. Ahmadinejad visited with Chavez as tensions rose with the U.S.

2013-03-05 14:04:00