Saturday, June 6, 2026

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: The Warsaw Conference: Exclusive Kayhan Life Account

By Ahmad Rafat Two-day summit attended by senior representatives from more than 60 countries titled “Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East” concluded its work on February 14 in...

OPINION: Islamic Republic’s Anthem Is A Negation of Iran

By Potkin Azarmehr “Iran's soccer players refuse to sing their national anthem ahead of the World Cup opening match”. This is how many Western media outlets have reported the single unanimous act of defiance displayed by...

OPINION: I am the 15th Signatory

By Potkin Azarmehr It all started when 14 civil society activists inside Iran signed a daring public letter on June 12 demanding the resignation of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. The signatories listed the country’s economic...

OPINION: How to Avoid U.S.-Iran Conflict, Perhaps Save Nuclear Deal

By Seyed Hossein Mousavian (Seyed Hossein Mousavian is a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University and a former spokesperson for Iran in its international nuclear negotiations. The opinions expressed here are...

OPINION: As World Watches Ukraine, Iran and Other Mideast States Chart a New Path

By Peter Apps LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) - As Russia faced Western outrage over its invasion of Ukraine, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was quietly being welcomed back to the club of Middle East leaders in the UAE...

EDITORIAL: Does Reporting On Events in Iran Violate Instagram Rules?

By Elahe Boghrat Kayhan London, which began operations in June 1984 in the United Kingdom, is a member of the Kayhan Publishing group, founded by the late Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh in 1942 in Tehran. It...

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: Trump’s Stance on Iran Contrasts With U.S.’s Previously Vague Policies

By Khattar Abou Diab, Al-Arab Newspaper Tensions between Iran and the U.S. have escalated significantly in recent weeks, bringing the two countries closer to the brink of a military confrontation in the Persian Gulf. Although...

OPINION: A Flawed Survey of Iranian Public Opinion

By Shokouh Mirzadegi The Islamic Republic has not released any credible data on social, political, economic and cultural issues in the past four decades. In most cases, the security agencies review and modify the findings...