Iran has recently been trying to play itself up as a potential ally of the West – a leader, even – in the fight against Islamic State, with leading news outlets and journalists such as The Washington Post and the…
Iran has recently been trying to play itself up as a potential ally of the West – a leader, even – in the fight against Islamic State, with leading news outlets and journalists such as The Washington Post and the…
As we passed the deadline for talks between Iran and the P5+1 over the former’s nuclear program, one thing is clear: it has not been met. Most Western media outlets reported throughout Saturday that the July 20 deadline would be…
‘Death to America’ is a rallying cry often heard in Iran since the 1979 revolution. Popularized by Islamist revolutionary and first Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, it has not been limited to protests, but has been heard in the halls…
We’ve been following journalist and television host Fareed Zakaria for quite a while, and frankly have never been overly enthusiastic with his pro-Iran content. But lately his CNN subpage has been particularly abuzz, in our view bending over backwards to…
With the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos drawing to a close, it’s a good time to review media coverage of the Iranian delegation to the high-profile conference. Naturally, much of the reportage was devoted to “pragmatic President” Rouhani. The…