Nikolai Bobkin
22.03.2013 Nikolai Bobkin
Iranians will choose its seventh president on June 14, 2013. Current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has served as Iran's chief executive for eight years. Under its constitution, he cannot run for…
18.02.2013 Nikolai Bobkin
Iran’s seventh presidential election scheduled for June 14, 2013 is stressing the country’s entire system of government and promises to be a unique test of its strength. Iran is under…
23.01.2013 Nikolai Bobkin
The international community’s attention is still focused on Iran’s nuclear program, and it expects, if not breakthroughs, at least progress in Iran’s negotiations with the mediator group (the United States,…
29.12.2012 Nikolai Bobkin
Until recently, Tehran had ruled out direct talks with Washington; at least the issue wasn’t openly discussed in the upper echelons of government. Right after Obama was elected to a…
01.12.2012 Nikolai Bobkin
Passions are still running high over the fighting in Syria, which has been going on without let-up for a year and a half. There are various scenarios for how the…
04.07.2012 Nikolai Bobkin
Iran is making no secret of its satisfaction with the election of Mohammed Mursi, the candidate of the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization that was banned in…