Posted on Tue, May 31, 2011 at 16:39 pm CEST
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Iran: “Traditional conservatives” vs. “deviant faction”

Last weekend Basij chief Mohammad-Reza Naqdi announced that, over the next several months, the public would be given new… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran 
Posted on Sun, December 19, 2010 at 20:03 pm CET
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Manouchehr Mottaki Ousted In a Power Play After Years of Tensions

President Ahmadinejad announced this week that he was dismissing Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and appointing Ali-Akbar Salehi as acting foreign minister in his stead. Salehi has been the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization since… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • The Middle East 
Posted on Wed, November 17, 2010 at 16:27 pm CET
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Poster Art of the Armenian Genocide

By the end of the nineteenth century, there were some 300,000 Armenians in Iran (Persia at the time) representing almost 3% of the Iranian population of 1900. The massacres at the end of 19th century and early 20th century brought more Armenian refugees… Continue reading

Topics: Armenia • Armenian Genocide • Iran • Lebanon • Turkey 
Posted on Mon, September 6, 2010 at 11:10 am CEST
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Diplomatic Incident Between Iran and Turkey on “Slaughter of Armenians”

A vice president’s mention of the slaughter of the Armenian people in World War I has sparked a diplomatic incident between Iran and Turkey this week. Speaking at a conference titled… Continue reading

Topics: Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • Turkey