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Monday at midnight: will we see nuclear peace in our time?
Will a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme lead to rapprochement between the US and the Islamic state after 35 years of enmity?
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A former member of Iran’s Basij militia describes to Lindsey Hilsum his shame at “watching people die” after disputed elections as Channel 4 News reveals exclusive footage of protesters under fire.
Jon Snow is not the only one in Brazil this week. While he is there exploring Brazil’s response to climate change, Middle Eastern leaders have also been flying in for some high profile visits. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – Lula to you and I – has been hosting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in…
Lindsey Hilsum writes on whether the “hairy beards” of Iran are really in control of the country at all?
TEHRAN, IRAN – The biggest mosque in Tehran was full. It was, according to a true believer I met, the biggest rally ever, anywhere in the world. Their leader, president and presidential candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was to address them. They screamed slogans, sang patriotic songs and waved national flags. Music blared from huge speakers. It…
It’s being reported that Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi has been, or is to be, freed from prison. Ms Saberi was arrested in Iran in January, apparently for buying wine, and later sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage. Our international editor, Lindsey Hilsum, has blogged on the case several times, including her conversations with…
I have just managed to get through to journalist Roxana Saberi‘s father, Reza, on the phone in Tehran. He and her mother, Akiko, have run the gamut of emotions these last three days – from despair on Saturday when their daughter was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for espionage, to hope today, after the chief of…
A scathing report today from the man tasked by the UN to investigate extra-judicial killings by the Kenyan police. “Kenyan police are a law unto themselves and they kill often and with impunity,” said Philip Alston, the UN rapporteur. How refreshing to find a UN official who talks straight. I hate to indulge in national…
When 15 Royal Navy crew were captured by Iranian warships in 2007, Channel 4 News exclusively spoke to the country’s security chief Ali Larijani, who accused the UK of “violating” Iranian territory.
What next in Iran’s nuclear plan? President Ahmadinejad says “we don’t have to tell you everything”. Science Correspondent Julian Rush visits a civil nuclear power station on the Persian Gulf coast.
Will a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme lead to rapprochement between the US and the Islamic state after 35 years of enmity?
It was a quarter of a century ago that Jon Snow began his presenting career at Channel 4 News. We got the only man who’s been here longer to write about him – Alex Thomson.
As Hassan Rouhani is inaugurated as Iran’s president, Channel 4 News explores what we have learnt about the “moderate” cleric since his election.
The Venezuelan president was a polarising figure – someone who could bait George W Bush on TV while championing the poor and presiding over a unique social experiment in the country he led.
Relations with Iran may sometimes determine the direction of Israel’s foreign policy, but the Gaza conflict is unlikely to be a dry run for an Israeli attack on its Middle Eastern rival.
Two American men convicted of spying in Iran have arrived in Oman after they were freed from jail. Their release came as President Ahmadinejad arrived in New York for United Nations talks.