Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Is Tweeting Tupac Lyrics Now
"It's time to fight back that's what Huey said. Two shots in the dark, now Huey's dead," the hardline former President of Iran tweeted yesterday, on the 52nd anniversary of the inception of the Black Panther Party.
Everything you need to know about the Iran protests
Hundreds have been arrested in demonstrations that span at least 12 towns and cities.
Ahmadinejad Shocks Iran By Announcing He's Running For President Again
He's back. The former president has made repeated statements questioning the extent of the Holocaust and threatening Israel.
Billionaire Businessman Sentenced to Death in Iran for 'Spreading Corruption on Earth'
Babak Zanjani, a tycoon worth an estimated $14 billion, played a prominent role in helping the Iranian government evade oil sanctions.
Ever the Firebrand, Ahmadinejad Seems to Want to Mount a Comeback in Iran
Recently, the former Iranian president broke a two-year silence, calling on supporters to "begin working energetically in the provinces" and reminding them that "the US is our enemy.”
The Iranian Government Erected a Monument to Make Nice with Its Jewish Citizens
Jews in Iran haven't always been treated like fellow countrymen, so a newly-erected monument honoring Jews who fought in the Iran-Iraq War serves as a proverbial olive branch.
Beatings, Torture, and Imprisonment: It's Not Easy Being a Journalist in Iran
To mark World Press Freedom Day, we spoke to some of the brave journalists who have endured the Iranian government's brazen abuse.
Interviewing the Editor of the Middle East's Version of the 'Onion'
The Pan-Arabia Enquirer is a satire website much like the Onion, but based in the Middle East, a region that isn't traditionally known for being very good at laughing at itself. I got in touch with its editor to find out what it's like running a...
Should Iranians Be Celebrating Their New President So Soon?
On Friday British Iranians lined up around the block to vote at the Iranian consulate in London, ID in hand. I wanted to speak to some of those who voted (and some who didn’t bother), so I headed to West Kensington, home of the city's biggest Persian...
I Spoke to a Rejected Iranian Presidential Candidate
In a couple of weeks, Iranians will go to the polls to choose a replacement for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There’s no reason to think this election will be transparent. To get an insider’s view, I called Hooshang Amirahmadi, one of the candidates...
Looking at Modern-Day Iran Through the Eyes of an Exile
At 21 years old, instead of shotgunning beers and flirting with the idea of a career in bedroom production, Hesam Misaghi was riding a horse through a mountain pass with a bunch of smugglers who were trying to help him escape Iran.
What Are Iran Trying to Hide with Their Space Monkey?
Nuclear ambitions? An Islamist monkey colonisation of the moon?