Jun 24 Hardline Conservative Wins Iran Presidency in Landslide By PBS News Hour The hardline Islamic mayor of Tehran, who campaigned as a champion of the poor and pledged to return to the values of the revolution of 1979, defeated one of Iran's elder statesmen in a landslide Saturday to capture the nation's… Continue reading
Jun 20 Iran Presidential Candidates Face Runoff Friday By PBS News Hour Voting in one of Iran's most heated presidential elections ended in a near tie between the country's top moderate candidate and former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and his conservative opponent Tehran Mayor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Continue reading
Jun 13 Bombings in Iran Kill 10 Ahead of Presidential Election By PBS News Hour A series of bombings in a troubled region of Iran Sunday killed 10 people and wounded more than 100 others days before a national presidential election. Continue reading
May 25 Iran Agrees to Continue Moratorium on Nuclear Activities By PBS News Hour Iranian delegates and members of a European Union team meeting in Geneva agreed to a two-month suspension of negotiations Wednesday following three hours of talks aimed at ending Iran's nuclear aspirations. Continue reading
May 10 Former Iranian President Enters Presidential Race By PBS News Hour An experienced politician with ties to the West and a moderate platform entered Iran's presidential race Tuesday. Continue reading
May 03 Iran Says It Will Resume Nuclear Activity By PBS News Hour On the opening day of a U.N. conference on the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Iran announced Tuesday that it will continue pursuing all "legal" nuclear activities. Continue reading
Mar 11 U.S. to Offer Iran Incentives to End Nuclear Weapons Pursuit By PBS News Hour Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that the administration will offer Iran modest economic incentives if Tehran abandons its nuclear enrichment program. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss John Bolton, Social Security and Iran Policy Political columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks debate the U.S. shift in Iran nuclear policy, the debate over Social Security reform, and the nomination of former Assistant Secretary of State John Bolton as U.N. ambassador. Continue watching
Nov 15 Iran Pledges to Suspend Nuclear Programs The United Nations nuclear watch agency offered support on Monday for Iran's agreement to suspend uranium enrichment activities as part of a deal with European countries that would prevent Iran from facing U.N. Security Council sanctions. Continue reading
Sep 21 Iran Starts Enriching Uranium Against U.N. Wishes By PBS News Hour Defying the United Nations, Iran said Tuesday it has started converting uranium into a gas needed for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons. Continue reading