Jun 12 Iranians Jam Polling Places in Hard-fought Presidential Election By Admin, PBS News Hour Iranians voted Friday in a highly charged election for president in which hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seeking a second term against candidates including the more moderate former prime minister, Mirhossein Moussavi. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch Presidential Election Becoming a Heated Contest in Iran In Iran, the presidential election is turning into a contest with several contenders seeking to unseat the current leader, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the political mood of Tehran in the lead-up to Friday's election. Continue watching
May 12 Watch Mystery Surrounds Iran's Motives for Releasing Journalist The day after the release of U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi, who was jailed for months, analysts examine what Tehran's motives might be in ending the dispute over her case. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Three Decades After Revolution, Iran Remains Mystery Thirty years after the Islamic revolution in Iran, the country remains a complicated nation torn between its tradition and its future. NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses what he found on a reporting trip to the country. Continue watching
Sep 26 Nations Agree to Draft Resolution on Iran Nuclear Program By Admin, PBS News Hour Six nations have agreed on a draft U.N. resolution on Iran's nuclear program, but it does not include new sanctions, per Russia's preference, European officials said Friday. Continue reading
Jun 23 European Union Imposes New Sanctions on Iran By Admin, PBS News Hour European Union nations agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze of the country's biggest bank, which is suspected of providing services to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch U.S. Policy on Iran Under New Scrutiny after Weapons Report A day after a new intelligence report found that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, President Bush warned that Iran remains a threat and could restart its weapons program at any time. Two members of the Senate Intelligence… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Iran Halted Nuclear Arms Program in 2003, Report Finds A U.S. National Intelligence Estimate report released Monday found that Iran stopped developing nuclear weapons in 2003, but continues to enrich uranium and could still develop atomic arms in the future. Two intelligence experts discuss the findings and what they… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Three Iranian-Americans Detained in Iran Three Iranian-Americans are being held in Iran on suspicion of conducting activities against the government. Guests with ties to two of the detained scholars talk about the latest developments. Continue watching
May 11 Watch Iranian-American Scholar Sent to Tehran Prison Iranian-American Haleh Esfandiari of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has been held in Iran since a trip there in December and was recently moved to a prison in Tehran. Analysts discuss her jailing and what it indicates about… Continue watching