M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi

In a surprise move the Iranian parliament (Majles) approved 18 of the 21 nominees including that of a woman proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as members of his cabinet. Although...

• M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
• September 11, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

US President Barack Obama’s landmark appeal to the Iranian people for a shift away from decades of confrontation was a significant move in the right direction. Obama’s videotaped message on...

• M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
• March 30, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

• M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
• November 2008 |
• Strategic Analysis

The United Nations Security Council imposed the third set of economic and trade sanctions against Iran on March 3, 2008 for refusing to halt its nuclear programme. Resolution 1803, sponsored...

• M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
• April 16, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

In an interesting development, the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) invited Iran for the first time last month to attend its summit meeting held in Doha. The GCC was established in...

• M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
• January 23, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

The United States imposed unilateral sanctions against Iran on October 25, 2007 to complement its efforts towards getting a third set of sanctions through the UNSC.

• M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
• November 29, 2007 |
• IDSA Comments

On September 16, 2007, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced the completion of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, adding that it was "sealed by the UN nuclear watchdog, International Atomic...

• M. Mahtab Alam Rizvi |
• October 19, 2007 |
• IDSA Comments