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The problem with Occupy Wall Street is that their adversaries face no real possibility of defeat.

The recent victory for Best Foreign Language Film of Asghar Farhadi's latest is a triumph for Iranians everywhere.

A look at opposition groups in Iran since the 1979 revolution that toppled the Shah.

As Iranians prepare to vote for parliament elections on March 2, we bring you snippets of outstanding remarks.

Both the Left and the Right in Syria are "statists" - power hungry, reaching to gain control of the state apparatus.

Week-long campaign commences for parliamentary elections that will likely highlight rivalry within conservative camp.

The former hero of the Islamic Revolution in Iran has been consumed by his own mythos and cast out.

Iranians are facing both the dubious staging of democratic elections and external threats from Israel.