The historic interim agreement between the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) and Iran over its nuclear dispute is not just about enrichment, centrifuges and breakout capabilities. Ultimately, it will help determine who and what will define Iran's foreign and domestic policies for decades to come. Will it be the security-...

In the year 2013, the world has seen rising hope for ending the decade-old deadlock over Iran's nuclear issue after an interim deal was struck in Geneva in late November. The landmark deal was warmly welcomed worldwide, although the latest U.S. move to blacklist additional Iranian companies and personnel apparently made the process toward an ultimate ...

Iran's sales pitch for the Geneva nuclear deal got a lively reception on Tuesday at a packed Tehran University auditorium, where the country's lead negotiator defended the accord and called for unity among sniping political factions. Cheers erupted repeatedly asForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zariflaid out the case for an agreement that halts Irans ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Hard-line Iranian politicians are publicly criticizing the historic deal reached in Geneva last week over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. Hard-line lawmaker Ruhollah Hosseinian said the deal was so vague and conditional that it may finally lead to a shutting down of Iran's uranium enrichment program. Hamid Resaei, another ...