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Lindsey Hilsum
Iran’s new president has taken to social media to underline his reforming credentials, retweeting news of the release of political prisoners, including the prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh.
What legacy does Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leave for his successor, the “moderate” cleric Hassan Rouhani after eight years of controversial power?
After a first round of voting, the 2005 battle for the Iranian presidency came down to two contenders: former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran’s hard-line mayor.
With controversial Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad forced to step down after eight years of power, will his successor take Iran in a new direction, or can the country expect more of the same?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Lebanon is calculated to emphasise his country’s influence in the region – and much more – writes Lindsey Hilsum.
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s tour of southern Lebanon is as troubling for some Arab countries as it is for Israel, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
As Iranian President Ahmadinejad dodges questions about the remaining US hikers held in Tehran, Lindsey Hilsum asks if he can deflect attention from the opposition movement within his own regime?
In a full and frank interview President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow that Iran is “solid and united” and defended his right to develop nuclear power.
In 2008 Iran’s controversial leader delivered an alternative to the Queen’s Christmas Day message on Channel 4, telling British viewers it was time for “fundamental change” to preserve “human values”.
As President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loads nuclear fuel rods into the Tehran Research Reactor, experts say Iran does have the technology to make a nuclear weapon, but lacks the political will – for now.
After 12 years of talks, it seems Iran has agreed to scale back its nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of UN sanctions that have crippled the country’s economy.
Binyamin Netanyahu appeals to the US congress to reject a nuclear deal with Iran that Barack Obama is hoping to strike. Where does that leave US-Israeli relations?
Lindsey Hilsum
As world powers struggle to reach a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme, Republicans in the US could prove the biggest obstacle to an agreement.
Jon Snow
It is not so different from the nuclear deal Hassan Rouhani offered when he was Tehran’s nuclear negotiator 10 years ago. Now he’s Iran’s president and the western powers are desperate for a deal.
Jon Snow
We may have failed to engage with him first time round, but this time, despite all the hurdles and pitfalls, 2013 could prove to have been Hassan Rouhani’s hour, with more to come.