Tag Archives: Iran

With almost 2,500 candidates for parliament barred from running, the result of election is preordained

Note: Click here to view a shorter version of this article (originally published in the 12 March 2008 edition of The Irish Times).

To understand why Ahmadinejad has already won this month’s parliamentary election you need to understand recent Iranian history, writes Richard Whelan. Continue reading

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Iran’s Hardliners Ensuring They Keep Grip on Power

This article first appeared in the 12 March 2008 edition of The Irish Times and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

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Iran’s parliamentary election on Friday has been fixed in advance and the West is doing nothing to help democrats. Continue reading

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Iran Remains on Target for Nuclear Weapons Despite US Intelligence Mistakes

The public heaved a sigh of relief at the recent US intelligence announcement that Iran was not pushing its nuclear weapons programme in 2003 despite claims to the contrary , mixed with exasperation that yet again, the United States had misread the Middle East. Continue reading

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Al-Qaeda is Really Targeting Muslims’ Hearts and Minds

This article first appeared in the 8 July 2007 edition of The Sunday Business Post and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

The recent attacks in Britain are part of a global insurgency and are not just a terror campaign, writes Richard Whelan.

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Point of No Return is Close for Iran’s Nuclear Plans

This article first appeared in the 12 February 2006 edition of The Sunday Business Post and is reproduced here with their kind permission. Continue reading

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