Iran
So why did Stephen Hawking think it was ok to visit Iran and China?
Is Israel uniquely bad, or has hypocrisy towards the Jewish state become so widely accepted among some progressives that even an eminent scholar like Hawking is susceptible to hypocritical and lazy double standards?
“Dear George…” – a reminder to Galloway of his support for “brutal Arab dictators”
Carl Packman writes a letter to George Galloway, reminding him of his record as, to quote the the prime minister, a supporter of "brutal Arab dictators".
Freedom under threat: Christians in Iran continue to be persecuted by the regime
Labour's vice chair of faith groups, Stephen Timms MP, reports on the persecution of Christians in Iran by the regime.
Comment: 2013 – ever changing dynamism in the Middle East, part one
Peter Lesniak is an independent foreign affairs analyst, concentrating on the Middle East and North Africa. Having previously worked in parliament with […]
Comment: Iran, nukes, Ahmadinejad… What is to be done?
What is the Iranian threat? Daniel Wickham looks at the validity of Israel's fear of Iran, the possibility of nuclear weapons and the parallels with Iraq.
In Brussels, Israel and Iran hold ‘positive’ talks; in Tel Aviv, Netanyahu steps up rhetoric
Yesterday, 'positive' talks between Israeli and Iran in Brussels were followed hours later by Benjamin Netanyahu vowing his readiness to "press the button".