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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was Iran's president from 2005 to 2013.
Global Politics
Iran’s notorious Ahmadinejad is running for president again
Cover of "The Lonely War," a memoir by Nazila Fathi.
Books
An exiled author remembers her dash out of Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a news conference in Geneva
Global Politics
In diplomacy, sometimes a little pain can be a good thing
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations in New York. (Photo: REUTERS/Adrees Latif)
Global Politics
Israeli radio host says if Iranian leaders want a dialogue, they know whom to call
Iranian-Jewish minority Member of Parliament, Siamak Moreh Sedgh, poses for a photograph in front of a banner for the 2012 parliamentary elections.
Global Politics
Why is Iran’s president traveling with his country’s one Jewish lawmaker?