The foreign secretary uses an Iranian New Year message to say he hopes people there will be able to express themselves freely.

The move comes amid concerns that foreign broadcasters, including Britain's BBC Persia and Germany's Deutsche Welle channels, effectively have been blocked from the Islamic republic

Were The Munitions Delivered To Diego Garcia Meant For Israel All Along? In a story yesterday titled United States readies attack on Iran, there has been speculation in some quarters that deliveries of bunker buster bombs to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean have been to prepare the United States for an attack on the nuclear facilities infrastructure in Iran. It now appears that these munitions may...

“But I’m a relaxed person, so I don’t give a shit what people think.” Perhaps temporary marriage ain’t the best thing ever but as long as a country has women who think and act that way it’s going to get better.

Afshin Ellian is blogging today on the rich pre Islamic cultures and religions of Iran. This Wednesday marks an important day in the tradition of Zoroastrianism. But it's caught up in the crack down of the regime on dissenters. Rather than translating the entire post, due to time constraints have chosen in part for the descriptive style. Iran is the only Muslim country with a strong pre Islam...

You go, Governor...here's what Sarah 'Cuda had to say on the matter: The Obama Administration reaches out to some of the world’s worst regimes in the name of their engagement policy. America and our allies watch as sanctions are eased on Cuba. Letters are written to Iran’s mullahs only to see that regime start killing protestors in the streets of Tehran. Envoys are sent to No...

The UK foreign secretary says Britain and China have "a shared goal" in solving the issue of Iran's nuclear programme.

North Korea Suspected To Be Helping Iran Develop A Missile Launch Complex In Senman The development by Iran of the Simorgh space-launch vehicle (SLV) gives that country a new and improved delivery method for a nuclear armed missile, were they allowed to acquire a nuclear capability. Recent satellite imagery obtained from IHS Jane's now shows a heavily fortified construction site three miles f...

A US-based lobby group that pressurises companies to sever ties with Iran has accused KPMG, the professional services company, of 'supporting this brutal regime and its illegal actions'

Bristol Convention of the Left welcomes you to a day of decentralised discussion in Easton Community Centre. The Convention will be about participation not top-down platforms, and hopes to develop agreement on the Left about policies around which we can all unite. We will be holding workshops on: -War and Peace - Palestine, Afghanistan and Iran -Defending Public Services -Solidarity