On the day that Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, our Observer Olaf Koens happened to be in Tehran. He tells us how the Iranian capital reacted to the news. Read more...

Despite opposition from all directions, India's struggling government managed to win a vote of confidence last week, enabling them to finalise a nuclear agreement with the United States. But was the vote won fairly? Our Observers take a look at a video that shows MPs who say they've been bribed. Read more...

The photos of Iranian missiles released on Wednesday, July 9 made headlines around the world. But one of them, picked up by Agence France Presse (AFP), was found to be altered - most likely released by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's official press office, Sepah News. Read more...

Accusing Tehran of withholding information, the International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday that Iran still owed it "substantial explanations" concerning its nuclear programme. This firm standpoint by the IAEA once again revives the polemic over Iran's right to nuclear weapons. Ali, our Observer in Tehran, reviews the crisis from Iran's viewpoint, and comments on Ahmadinejad's position on Israel. Read more...