Despite continued frustration and the growing threat of conflict, 2013 might turn out to be the year in which negotiations over the Iranian nuclear programme take a turn for the better
Iran has announced that they have successfully sent a monkey into space, with the primate reaching an altitude of 120km…
Both the Iranians and the team from the IAEA have reported on “good meetings” between the parties with “good progress made”. But are they close to an agreement and how far can either side compromise on the nuclear question?
The space in Iran for civil society has been shrinking since the crackdown following the disputed presidential election in 2009, with government forces brutally suppressing largely peaceful anti-government demonstrations, and hundreds of activists seeking refuge in neighbouring countries.
Lindsey German examines the latest developments in the ‘war on terror’, from Afghanistan to Syria and the extradition of Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan