Monday, December 15, 2025

OPINION: Will the U.N. Security Council Extend the Arms Embargo Against Iran?

By Dr. Bahram Ghiassee   Dr. Bahram Ghiassee is a London-based nuclear analyst and academic. He holds dual qualifications in nuclear science and technology, and international law. He is a chartered member of the UK Nuclear Institute,...
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Natanz Explosion: A Game Changer?

By Ahmad Rafat Ellie Cohanim was the U.S. deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-semitism at the U.S. State Department during the Trump administration, and the Department’s first Iranian-born Jewish representative. While working for the...

Empress Farah Pays Homage to Jehan Sadat, Egypt’s Former First Lady

Mrs. Jehan Sadat, the former First Lady of Egypt and a prominent campaigner for women’s rights, passed away last week — nearly four decades after her husband Anwar Sadat was assassinated during a military...

ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s Role in the Future of Lebanon?

By Ahmad Rafat   The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, has warned against the perils facing the country and has called for early parliamentary elections. “Lebanon is facing its biggest danger,” Patriarch al-Rahi...

Persepolis Celebrations Are Focus of New Book by UCLA’s Robert Steele

By Cyrus Kadivar In October 1971, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, held a celebration to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great. The event was a...
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Iran CounterPoint: Biden’s Victory and the Next 10 Weeks — What It Means for...

CounterPoint brings together Iranian thought leaders and opinion-makers as well as non-Iranian specialists to tackle top currents and trends involving Iran, its society, and its position on the global scene. It will also explore...

Iran’s Human Rights Violations Require Legal and Diplomatic Response,  Says Atlantic Council Conference

By Natasha Phillips The Iranian government’s human rights breaches should be addressed using a combination of pioneering legal and diplomatic tools to ensure victims can hold perpetrators to account, according to experts speaking in an...

From Rug Dealing to Venture Capital: Meet Silicon Valley Superstar Pejman Nozad

By Nazanine Nouri Pejman Nozad must be the tech world’s most unlikely venture capitalist: He started out as a rug dealer in Silicon Valley. A founding partner of Pear VC, his venture fund was valued...

U.S. Treasury Removes Three Iranians from Sanctions List

By Kayhan Life Staff The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has removed three Iranians from its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. In September 2020, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration placed Behzad...

COMMENTARY: Remembering Ambassador Amir Aslan Afshar

By Cyrus Kadivar Dr. Amir Aslan Afshar, who died on February 18 in Nice, France, was one of the most interesting personalities I came to know in the Iranian diaspora. He was also a treasure...