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 Baby Step towards Détente

[caption id="attachment_55246953" align="alignnone" width="620"] Iranians hold portraits of President Hassan Rouhani as Iran's nuclear delegation…

No Room for Error

[caption id="attachment_55246285" align="alignnone" width="620"] Supporters raise up posters depicting President Hassan Rouhani of Iran as his…

One Step at a Time

[caption id="attachment_55245654" align="alignnone" width="594"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the 68th Session of the United Nations General…

The Ahmadinejad Years

[caption id="attachment_55244224" align="alignnone" width="592"] Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a news conference on June 18, 2005 in Tehran, Iran…

In the Shadow of Rafsanjani and Khamenei

[caption id="attachment_55243101" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian supporters of President-elect Hassan Rowhani gather at the mausoleum of…

Limited Options

[caption id="attachment_55242153" align="alignnone" width="620"] Female supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Saeed Jalili hold up his posters…

Déjà Vu in Tehran

[caption id="attachment_55241233" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian university professor Soraya Malekzadeh registers her candidacy for the…

Back to Square One?

[caption id="attachment_55240171" align="aligncenter" width="620"]Iran and world powers meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for new talks seeking an elusive…