The writer is Noor-York Chair in Islamic Studies, York University, Toronto.
February 07, 2017 00:00 IST
His sobering influence will be missed at a time when hawks hold sway in Iran and the country faces a hostile US.
June 02, 2016 00:27 IST
India and Iran have had long and close cultural links, and their ancient and modern histories have been intertwined
March 28, 2016 00:01 IST
To prevent another Brussels, the world must change its perception of Muslims.
February 29, 2016 00:02 IST
An outcome of parliamentary polls will be the next Supreme Leader’s identity.
December 28, 2015 00:01 IST
Iran may transform from an insular security state to a regional power.
September 16, 2015 00:00 IST
West has undergone de-civilisation. It is on show in the unfolding refugee crisis
July 02, 2015 00:00 IST
Nuclear agreement marks a new era in Iranian politics. But political troubles await the Middle East
April 04, 2015 00:24 IST
Iran n-deal is a handsome reward of diplomacy, in contrast to military options
December 15, 2014 02:34 IST
If a nuclear deal remains uncertain, future military cooperation between Iran and the US is even harder to expect.
November 20, 2013 00:20 IST
As the nuclear talks resume,the P5+1 should note that its failure earlier this month has given hardliners in Iran an opportunity to look for an excuse to quit.
June 26, 2013 04:56 IST
Hassan Rohanis election could bring back a spirit of openness to Irans foreign policy,and ease its domestic decline
May 25, 2013 00:07 IST
The race to replace the populist and polarising Ahmadinejad promises to be full of surprises
February 18, 2012 00:12 IST
Democratic changes are of greater importance than the drumbeats of war
October 30, 2009 01:57 IST
Negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear programme will be far from easy
August 10, 2009 03:46 IST
Irans civil movement does not and will not need the West....
July 23, 2009 00:24 IST
The unrest in Iran,which began as a protest against the rigged election of June 12,2009,caught the Iranian authorities by surprise.
June 26, 2009 03:34 IST
The massive public demonstrations of the past week in Iran,unprecedented since the revolution thirty years ago...
June 17, 2009 00:54 IST
Thirty years after the Revolution,it is time to let the genie out of the bottle in Iran
February 09, 2006 00:00 IST
Predictably, IAEA’s face-off with Iran ended in favour of referring Iran to the UN Security Council in the hope that it would seize the...