For Iran, the Holocaust is Just Another Tragedy – If It Ever Happened
On Monday, I invited Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi to visit Berlin's Holocaust Memorial....
Manouchehr Mottaki
What Europe Isn’t Doing to Stop Syria and Iran
As the world witnesses the Syrian and Iranian regimes commit countless human rights abuses and, in Iran’s case, move ever closer to perfecting its nuclear capabilities, there’s a comm...
Op-eds
Iranian FM Barred from Munich Security Conference
BERLIN – Iran's newly appointed Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, who is barred from visiting the European Union because of his activities in advancing his country's sanctioned nuclear prolifera...
Op-eds
Dictators: How to Prop Up Your Regime
Last week, Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, abruptly fired his foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki. Even by his low standards of etiquette, the event was unprecedented, leaving aghast...
Op-eds
U.S. Readies New Sanctions on Iran Ahead of Talks
WASHINGTON, Dec 15, 2010 (IPS) - The Barack Obama administration is preparing a new batch of sanctions against Iran to be announced next week in advance of nuclear talks in Turkey. Two Iran...
Op-eds
Behind Iran’s Foiled Gambian Gambit
His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh, President of the Republic of The Gambia, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Chief Custodian of the Sacre...
Op-eds
Holland: Gas Companies Refuse to Fuel Iranian FM’s Plane
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki dropped his planned visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday because US sanctions meant his Iran Air plane might be refused fuel. "Mr. Mottaki canc...
Op-eds
That Treasured German-Iranian Friendship
Germany has a bizarre way of working through its history. While the government, rhetorically at least, opposes Iran's nuclear weapons program as a threat to Israel's security, members of its parlia...
Op-eds
Boxing Iran?
President Obama’s policy of “engagement” with Iran can be viewed as an experiment. There was at least a chance that it was only President Bush — that swaggering, unilatera...
Op-eds
Iran’s Arc Of Injustice
When huge protests broke out in Iran over last year's rigged reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, U.S. President Barack Obama had some cool, calm answers. The brutality of Iran'...
Op-eds
Honoring Neda Soltan’s Memory
On June 1 Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will enter the majestic halls of the European Parliament to appear before its foreign relations committee. When he does, what could be more f...
Op-eds
Iran Grabs a Seat at the UN’ s High Table ‘ By Hosting the Dinner
Whatever the Farsi term might be for chutzpah, Iran’s despots put on a staggering display of such stuff this past week. Apparently it wasn’t enough for Tehran that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Op-eds
The Austrian-Iranian Axis
While the Western world is trying to rally international support for tougher sanctions against Tehran to stop its nuclear-weapons program, Austria seems to seek even closer ties with the mullahs. I...
Op-eds
Shi’a in Senegal: Iran’s Growing Reach into Africa
As the Iranian regime celebrated its 31st birthday last week, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad first ordered and then boasted that the nuclear plant at Natanz had successfully enriched uranium to 19...