Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Iran's Moment of Truth?

Lord Maginnis | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Politics
Lord Maginnis

As Iran's Presidential elections approach, the fundamentalist regime finds itself in its most difficult dilemma since its inception more than 30 years...

A Consoling Embrace Or Breach Of Islamic Tradition?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.03.2013 | UK

Never one to shy away from causing controversy abroad, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is causing a few ripples closer to home - for consoling a...

Chavez's Last Words Revealed

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 08.03.2013 | UK

Hugo Chavez, the once indefatigable leader of Venezuela, died pleading with his Cuban doctors saying: "I don't want to die", according the one of his ...

Pippa Middleton And David Cameron Join Facebook

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK

Poor David Cameron. He took a shoeing for joining Twitter and now his personal Facebook profile has amassed a single, lousy “like”. The Prime ...

It's On: Iran's Ahmadinejad Takes On Israel's Netanyahu In Lightsaber Battle

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK Politics

Iran-Israel tensions have reached a shocking climax, with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Benjamin Netanyahu battling it out mano-a-mano with Star Wars Jedi l...

Tribunal Probes Execution of 20,000 Political Prisoners in Iran

Peter G Tatchell | Posted 24.12.2012 | UK Politics
Peter G Tatchell

In one very bloody seven month period, from August 1988 to February 1989, at least 4,500 people, some of them teenagers, were executed, according to Amnesty International. This works out at an average execution rate of one person almost every hour for over 200 days.

European Parliament's Controversial October Trip to Iran

Abbas Rezai | Posted 10.12.2012 | UK Politics
Abbas Rezai

Once again, the European Parliament is planning to send a delegation to Tehran. The trip, scheduled for the end of this month, was confirmed by the pa...

March to Victory for People of Iran...

Naghmeh Rajabi | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK
Naghmeh Rajabi

After nearly two decades, the PMOI (People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran) is delisted from the State Department's list of terror organizations, by the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Upon hearing this news, large waves of celebration could be seen across different cities from Washington DC to New York and Toronto and from Paris to London and Oslo.

Jessica Elgot

'Forget Syria, Think About Us'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessica Elgot | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK

Riot police used teargas to disperse hundreds of angry demonstrators in Tehran, chanting anti-government slogans after the value of Iranian currency p...

Iranian News Agency Runs Spoof Obama Story As Fact

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK Comedy

Iran's top news agency Fars has issued an apology after running a story lifted from satirical website The Onion - unaware that it was actually a spoof...

'American Voters Prefer Ahmadinejad To Obama'

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 01.10.2012 | UK

An Iranian news agency with ties to the government has mistakenly reported a spoof story that rural white Americans would prefer President Mahmoud Ahm...

WATCH: Ahmadinejad Uses Piers Morgan Interview To Deny Holocaust

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 24.11.2012 | UK

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan to once again deny the holocaust. The Iranian President, who is in New York to give ...

MI6 Chief's 'Secret Visit' To Israel

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.09.2012 | UK

A senior MI6 chief paid a secret visit to Israel in order to urge the country not to take military action against Iran over its nuclear programme, it ...

Is Iran A Nuclear Threat To The West?

Posted 13.07.2012 | UK Politics

The head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, says Iran could have nuclear weapons within "two years". But is he guilty of exaggerating the nuclear threat from th...

Barack Obama 'Naked' In New Ad Campaign

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 25.08.2012 | Home

Ever wondered what Barack Obama looks like naked? A new advertising campaign created by an agency in Ecuador is giving you an opportunity to find ...

Western Powers Set For Nuclear Talks With Iran

Posted 23.05.2012 | UK

Six states including Britain are meeting in Baghdad with Iranian officials in talks aimed at pressuring Iran into curbing its ambitious nuclear progra...

Iran Can Be Deterred? Let's Not Go There

Toby Greene | Posted 05.06.2012 | UK Politics
Toby Greene

Last week, Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was Jimmy Carter's national security advisor, was sounding pretty relaxed about the prospect of Iran getting nuclear weapons.

The Threat That Could Ensure Peace

Max Tholl | Posted 03.06.2012 | UK Politics
Max Tholl

Nuclear weapons could foster peace and relax tensions in this region that is riddled with potential conflict. What might sound overly optimistic or even foolish has in fact a lot of arguments and evidence backing it.

Why We Must Not Forget Iraq

Emanuel Stoakes | Posted 27.05.2012 | UK Politics
Emanuel Stoakes

It has been a little over a week since the ninth anniversary of the Iraq war's launch. Watching the UK news over recent days, it seemed that at this milestone moment, serious mainstream media reflection on a conflict that officially ended only months ago were in short supply.

War With Iran? A Summary of What you Need to Know

Paul Reynolds | Posted 26.05.2012 | UK Politics
Paul Reynolds

Will there be an Israeli attack before the new blockade sanctions apply on 1 July 2012, or a US/UK attack after? It depends who wins the argument.

Iran: Military Action? Why not rule it out?

Alec Shelbrooke | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Politics
Alec Shelbrooke

The decisions relating to Iran at this moment in history will have far reaching consequences that could affect every man, women and child in the world and must be the decision and resolution of the widest multilateral coalition that is possible.

Iran 'To Allow Inspectors' To Visit Suspected Nuclear Research Site

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK

Iran has announced it will give UN inspectors access to the military site where it is thought work on nuclear weapons is being completed. The news ...

Iranian President Congratulates Putin On Disputed Election Victory

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 05.05.2012 | UK

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his landslide victory in Russia's presidential elections. In a letter to ...

Iran Elections: Rival Conservatives Battle For Power While Suppressing Opposition

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 02.03.2012 | UK

Iran is holding its first elections since 2009. even as the leaders of its main opposition group remain under house arrest. The poll to select 290 ...

Why David Hasselhoff Can Bring Peace to Iran, Israel and the Rest of the Middle East

Gareth Edmundson | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Politics
Gareth Edmundson

We need to try something else, we need to think differently and we need to take a stand together. We also need a leader for this cause. But who? David Hasselhoff, the next US Secretary of State? Yes, David Hasselhoff, and I'll give you three conclusive reasons why...