Articles

By Alister Doyle

OUARZAZATE, Morocco (Reuters) – On the edge of the Sahara desert, Morocco is building one of the world’s biggest solar power plants in a project largely funded by the European Union. Read More »

Sanctions may have eased, but outsiders still face obstacles in doing business

By: Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran

On the northeastern outskirts of Tehran stands a building with a blue glass façade built for Pars Online, an internet service provider run by the Fateh brothers. It was finished two years ago in the hope that the business would be scaling up with help from a foreign partner. Read More »

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The chase is on for some of the most prized oil and gas assets in the world, following the lifting of sanctions on Iran earlier this year. The historic deal paved the way for the country to rebuild its lost production capacity and fight for market share. Read More »

Stakes are high as world leaders meet with a critical deadline looming, and covert surveillance activity is dense – but Lausanne is less of a hotspot than Vienna

By: Julian Borger 24 March 2015

On a few occasions during the recent Iranian nuclear talks in Vienna, the microwave radiation from the surveillance efforts of competing intelligence agencies was so intense that diplomats had to walk some distance from the venue to use their mobile phones. Read More »

The Hotel Président Wilson in Geneva cordoned off during talks on Syria

Prosecutors say computer equipment at Geneva venue was infected with espionage malware but they had to close case

by:Philip Oltermann

A number of computers at a five-star Geneva hotel that has hosted sensitive talks, including Iranian nuclear negotiations, were found to be infected with malware used for espionage, Swiss prosecutors have revealed. Read More »

CHAPTER 3

STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM

To designate a country as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, the Secretary of State must determine that the government of such country has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. Once a country is designated, it remains a State Sponsor of Terrorism until the designation is rescinded in accordance with statutory criteria. A wide range of sanctions are imposed as a result of a State Sponsor of Terrorism designation, including: Read More »

An Iranian speaking to Sputnik says that if Tehran’s ambitious ‘trans-Iranian’ canal, running from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf, is to move forward, it will need Russia’s initiative to help get it off the ground. Read More »

By THOMAS ERDBRINK OCT. 25, 2016

TEHRAN — Just as conservative opponents of the nuclear deal with Iranhad warned, Tehran seems to be moving aggressively to expand its regional influence while working to counter American interests throughout the Middle East. Read More »

By: Dina Esfandiary & Ariane Tabatabai

It’s often assumed that Saudi Arabia is as big a concern to Iran as Tehran is to Riyadh. Recent statements by Iranian officials seem to confirm this, as do recent Iranian efforts to derail Saudi influence in the region. But while Iran is indeed Saudi Arabia’s most important foreign policy concern, Saudi Arabia isn’t even in Iran’s top concerns. This mismatch in threat perceptions further destabilizes the region. Read More »

By: Randeep Ramesh 20 October 2016

The Iranian foreign minister personally requested that Egypt attend last weekend’s key Syria talks – a move that has sparked concerns that Cairo is being wooed away from its traditional pro-western stance in the region. Read More »