Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Open Letter to U.S. President Donald Trump: Targeting Iran’s Cultural Heritage is Complicit with the...

Dear President Trump, You are the only U.S. president who has explicitly opposed the Iranian regime for the past 40 years. You have repeatedly stated your support for the people of Iran and the unique...

OPINION: As U.S. Sanctions Loom, Can Iran Nuclear Deal Still Be Saved?

By Maysam Behravesh (Maysam Behravesh is a multimedia journalist at the TV channel, Iran International, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science and an affiliated researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies,...

COMMENTARY: Witnessing a Revolution Forty Years Ago

By Cyrus Kadivar A short time ago, I published my first book. It was a memoir of my childhood and adolescence in Shiraz, a tale of innocence and awakening, but also an investigation, after decades...

OPINION: Iran Must Replace Theocratic Rule with Democracy

By Elahe Boghrat Editor-in-Chief, Kayhan London The prevailing political climate in Iran and indeed the entire region is undoubtedly very complex. However, when placed within a broader historical context, the underlying cause of the current geopolitical...

OPINION: Iran Is On the Threshold of A New Dawn 

By Elahe Boghrat   March 20 marks the Iranian New Year, Nowruz -- an ancient Persian festivity that celebrates the arrival of spring. Last year was a turbulent and uncertain period for the nation, which experienced political turmoil,...

OPINION: The War in Ukraine Contains Lessons for Iran

 By Bahram Ghiassee and Abbas Faiz The ongoing Russian military aggression against Ukraine is causing significant humanitarian and environmental impacts within Ukraine and beyond. Armed conflicts and military activities pose major threats to people and...

OPINION: MEK Influence Wanes at White House, Gains Ground in House of Lords

  An Iranian opposition group once listed by Britain and America as a terrorist organisation has been courting senior U.S. officials in the hope of establishing itself as Iran’s next government, and  is now looking...

OPINION: War Will Bolster, Not Bring Down, the Islamic Republic

By Elahe Boghrat Since the publication of its first issue in exile in 1983, Kayhan London has consistently opposed the Islamic Republic. The paper was also against the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88). The unwavering opposition to...

OPINION: Islamic Republic’s Missile Cities Are Causing Ecological Harm

By Yasaman Ranjbaran Iran’s underground missile cities have recently entered the public spotlight as military targets. Open source reporting now confirms that Iran operates multiple underground “missile cities,” that missile infrastructure near Khorramabad includes tunnels...

OPINION: Iranian Women’s Unrelenting Battle Against Oppression

By Azadeh Karimi For the past 40 years, the Islamic Republic Regime’s educational system and propaganda machine have been brainwashing and indoctrinating generations of young Iranians by planting distorted ethical and moral values and a...