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.

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…

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…