OPINION: The Supreme Leader of Iran’s Network of Influence in the UK
By Potkin Azarmehr
This week, Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of the jailed British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, has gone on hunger strike in an attempt to persuade the UK foreign secretary to do more to...
OPINION: Could Saudi Arabia Replace All the Barrels Lost from Iran Sanctions?
By John Kemp
LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - The United States wants to eliminate all Iran’s crude oil exports from November, and is relying on Saudi Arabia and other OPEC and non-OPEC members to fill...
OPINION: The U.S. Move to ‘Snapback’ UN Sanctions will lead to Disappointment for the...
By Bahram Ghiassee
The Trump Administration, in line with its policy of exerting maximum economic, diplomatic, and political pressure on Iran, on 20 August 2020, invoked the so-called ‘Snapback’ provisions of the UN Security Council...
OPINION: Director Babak Payami Remembers His Own Tehran Arrest
By Babak Payami
Almost 19 years ago last month, I was arrested on the streets of Tehran by the notorious plain-clothed agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran security forces. Jafar Panahi and I...
OPINION: Why Iranian Women Should Lead the ‘No to Islamic Republic’ Campaign
By Firouzeh Ramezanzade
Many Iranians, including a significant number of women inside and outside the country, have joined an online campaign titled “No to the Islamic Republic” launched earlier this month by some 600 rights...
OPINION: Iranian Women and the Removal of the Veil
By Roshanak Astaraki
It has been 88 years since a law was passed in Iran authorizing the removal of the hijab (known as the kashf-e hijab). Nearly nine decades later, Iranian women are mounting a...
OPINION: A Response to Brian Hook
By Mehrdad Khonsari
Brian Hook, the U.S.’s Special Representative for Iran recently released a video message for the Iranian people filmed outside what used to be the Iranian Embassy in Washington. For me, the video...
OPINION: How to Become a State Hero in Iran
By Potkin Azarmehr
June 13 - What would happen in most countries if an Uber taxi driver threw out their female passenger in the middle of the motorway for not observing the wearing of her...
OPINION: We Must Support Iran’s Political Prisoners, Save Them From Execution
By Fahimeh Robiolle
Every morning, we receive news of the executions of individuals – named or anonymous -- in the prisons of the Islamic Republic. Each execution is associated with a specific prison: Ahvaz, Evin,...
OPINION- How Khashoggi’s Disappearance Could Change Middle East Politics
By Maysam Behravesh
Oct 10 (Reuters) - The disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has cast a long shadow over Saudi Arabia’s global image. If the Saudi government did in fact kill...
