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Why is Iran’s nuclear programme so essential to its identity?

Why does a country with large oil reserves feel such a need to have home-grown civil nuclear energy?

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2025

History of US-Iran relations: From the 1953 regime change to Trump strikes

Iran remains the US’s adversary in the Middle East since the 1979 Islamic revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2025

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Ali Khamenei was born in Mashhad, Iran, in 1939, as the second son of a local religious leader, Javad Khamenei, and he grew up in relative poverty.

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2025

How 27-second knife attack nearly cost Salman Rushdie his life after surviving decades of death threats

Satanic Verses writer told Hadi Matar’s trial in New York how he narrowly avoided death after attacker with ‘ferocious’ eyes left him in ‘lake’ of blood

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025

Testimony in trial of man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie heads into 2nd day

Testimony is set to continue in the trial of the man charged with stabbing famed author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack on a western New York stage

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie begins with jury selection

Hadi Matar, 26, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault

The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2025

Muslim Council of Britain to elect new leader

Successive governments have maintained polices of non-engagement with the organisation.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2025

In Iran, Late Jimmy Carter Remembered As 'Architect Of Sanctions'

Iran played a central role in Jimmy Carter's presidency, but in Tehran, where state television branded him the "architect of economic sanctions", many have far from fond memories of the late US president.

International Business Times · Dec 30, 2024

Iran: who will be the next supreme leader?

The recent death of Iran’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash will not only trigger new presidential elections. Many commentators believe that Raisi was slated to become the next supreme leader of Iran.

The Conversation · May 29, 2024

Raisi Death Reshapes Iran Succession, Puts Focus On Khamenei Son

The death in a helicopter crash of president Ebrahim Raisi, seen as a possible successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reshuffled the cards in the succession process and increased the spotlight on the Iranian number one's son Mojtaba as a contender.

International Business Times · May 21, 2024