As tension mounts in the standoff over Iran's nuclear program - and fresh speculation brews about strikes to nip that program - learn more about the Islamic Republic.

Everybody who pays attention to these sorts of things knows Muslim societies are almost uniquely immune to the forces that have been driving down fertility rates on every continent for decades. But everybody, it seems, fell asleep before the final act.

2011 wrapped up with threats by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz and with the Islamic Republic as a key topic of debate on the campaign trail, as well as concerns over the capability of al Qaeda after the terror group lost its leader.

This article, available in Persian, appears in the Winter 2010 edition of Iran Nameh.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has surrounded himself with trusted college alumni, former IRGC fighters, and relatives.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Commander fears attack against Iran and warns Hezbollah not to attack Israel for fear of reprisal

Many thanks to John Stossel for articulating the combination of incompetence and bureaucratic will to power that characterizes the TSA. The TSA represents a huge victory for Islamic terrorists over the people of the U.S. How these terrorists must roar with self-satisfied laughter when they contemplate the TSA busily harassing...

U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq is predicated on an assumption that Iraq's stability is durable.