The importance of Iran’s March 2 parliamentary elections was not so much in their function to choose a new Majlis but rather because they were the first nationwide poll since widespread fraud during the 2009 presidential election sparked the largest protests Iran had witnessed since the Islamic Revolution.

There is no such thing as a free election in the Islamic Republic.

America's complete withdrawal of its troops from Iraq is a tragic mistake. It jeopardises the gains made by President Bush's (and Tony Blair's) eminently correct 2003 decision to overthrow Saddam Hussein, and risks the broader Middle East falling into chaos.

While it’s sometimes hard to distinguish the crackpot from the consequential, many sober scientists believe that even far-out schemes are worth exploring, considering the alternatives.

We must abandon the mirages, to which Obama still clings, that Iran might negotiate an acceptable "solution" to its nuclear weapons program, or merely that economic sanctions will somehow force Iran to negotiate. No wonder the Iranian regime mocks us for weakness and willful blindness.

On June 17, Iranians will go to the polls to elect their next president. Though more than 1,000 people sought to run, the Guardian Council accepted only eight candidates, including former president 'Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, widely seen as the frontrunner. The elections come against the backdrop of diplomatic tension...

Large voter turnout for Iran's June 12 presidential election would be a double-edged sword for the country's hardline leader Ali Khamenei.

Regardless of who wins the Iranian election, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be the true victor because the president is subservient to him.