David Patrikarakos is the author of <em>Nuclear Iran: The Birth of an Atomic State</em>, which was shortlisted for International Affairs Book of the Year at the Political Book awards, and an Associate Fellow of the School of Iranian Studies, St Andrews University.

A New Era for Iran?

[caption id="attachment_55247601" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani waits to meet with Russian Foreign Minister in…

Tehran Wades into Iraq’s Crisis

[caption id="attachment_55250522" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranians protest against the(ISIS) on June 24, 2014 at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran…

Iran’s Political Football

[caption id="attachment_55250279" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iran's national football team coach Portuguese Carlos Queiroz (R) commands a…

Approaching the Finishing Line

[caption id="attachment_55249990" align="alignnone" width="620"] Abbas Araqchi (C), Iran's chief nuclear negotiator arrives at the Austria Center…

A Fateful Triangle

[caption id="attachment_55249647" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd L) shakes hands with US Secretary…

Diplomatic Déjà vu

[caption id="attachment_55249196" align="alignnone" width="620"] Catherine Ashton (L), High Representative of the Union of Foreign Affairs and…

One Small Step Towards a Giant Leap

[caption id="attachment_55248802" align="alignnone" width="620"] EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (2ndL ) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad…

A Day to Remember

[caption id="attachment_55248281" align="alignnone" width="620"] (FILES) Photo taken 01 February 1979 at Tehran airport of revolutionary leader…

Ahmadinejad’s Gift to Rouhani

[caption id="attachment_55247688" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranian men sell watches along Vali Asr Avenue on December 7, 2013 in Tehran, Iran …

Small Steps Forward

[caption id="attachment_55239195" align="alignnone" width="620"] Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov (R) shows the way to Iran’s top nuclear…