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: In Iran, A Chance for National Reconciliation
By Dr. Mehrdad Khonsari
The establishment of a tenuous ceasefire in the aftermath of the humiliating 12-day war between the Islamic Republic and Israel has sparked a national debate concerning the need for a serious...
OPINION: Iranian Trade Unionist Narges Mansouri Delivers Nowruz Message
I extend my congratulations to everyone, especially the great nation of Iran, on the occasion of the ancient feast of Nowruz and the regeneration of the planet Earth.
It is a matter of pride that...
OPINION: Child Marriage in Iran Is A Legal Crime Endorsed by Religion
By Azadeh Karimi
Footage of a wedding ceremony between an underage girl and a much older man in Iran has gone viral on social media and once again exposed the reprehensible yet legal practice of...
OPINION: Iran’s Regular Army Should Side With the People, Rescue the Nation
By Hamed Mohammadi
More than three weeks have passed since the start of military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran. And now, United State forces from the 82nd Airborne Division are on their way...
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: Iran Could Be Planning Second Tanker War in Persian Gulf
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Islamic Republic has released several photographs in recent days which showed gaping holes in the hull of its National Iranian Tanker Company’s (NITC) oil tanker, Sabiti, that Tehran said were caused...
OPINION: Iranian Missile Attack on U.S. Base in Iraq Was a Face-Saving Ploy
By Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper
On January 8, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a series of missile attacks from inside Iran against the Al Asad Air Base that houses Iraqi and U.S. troops. No...
OPINION: Iran Has Been Abandoned by Russia and Syria
By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper
Israel will not rest until it has driven all Iranian military forces out of Syria, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett has pledged.
“We are constantly working to raise the stakes...
OPINION: U.S. Will Not Lift Sanctions Against Iran Anytime Soon
By Hadi Raouf, The Independent Arabia
The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic -- which has caused global health, humanitarian and economic crisis -- requires a coherent and concerted plan of action and unprecedented cooperation by...
