Dec 29th, 2008 · Iranian author Azar Nafisi has a new memoir out Tuesday called Things I've Been Silent About. The author of Reading Lolita in Tehran talks about the domineering presence of her unfulfilled mother and her relationship with her father, a former mayor of Tehran under the Shah.
Nov 14th, 2008 · The Obama administration faces a Rubik's Cube of policy problems in Iran, including Tehran's nuclear activities, its hostility to Israel, its role in Iraq and Afghanistan, its support for Hamas and Hezbollah and the nature of the Islamic Republic itself.
Jul 2nd, 2008 · This week's New Yorker magazine reports on increased covert operations against Iran. The U.S. says no talks with Iran are possible before Tehran suspends its nuclear program. That is unlikely to happen, leaving Washington's plans open to question.
Jun 28th, 2008 · An Iranian opposition group holds a mass rally in Paris on Saturday to demonstrate against the Islamist government in Tehran. Thousands of Iranian exiles turned out along with supporters from Europe, Asia and North America.
Jun 13th, 2008 · The U.S. and Europe, with the support of Russia and China, will offer a sweetened package of economic incentives to Iran this weekend in the latest attempt to persuade Tehran to stop enriching uranium. But Iranian leaders seem in no mood to stop any of their nuclear activities. The nations are also threatening new economic sanctions, but they acknowledge sanctions already imposed on Iran have not been fully implemented. In Europe this week, President Bush has again raised the possibility of military action against Iran.
Jun 8th, 2008 · Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met Iranian government officials Sunday in Tehran to quell Iran's fears over a proposed security deal between Iraq and the U.S.
May 24th, 2008 · Nam Le's The Boat is a collection of short stories loosely based on Le's own experience as a writer. The book takes the reader from the South China Sea to Bogota to Tehran and Beyond. He talks with Guy Raz about writing from experience and creating fiction through research.
May 5th, 2008 · The Iraqi government has announced plans to create a special committee to review allegations that Iran is providing arms to Shiite militia groups in Iraq. The announcement comes after five Iraqi Parliament members traveled to Tehran to press the issue with Iranian leaders. Americans say they have come up with large amounts of captured Iranian weapons, and a Mahdi Army commander tells NPR that his group is getting weapons from Iran.