Monday, April 13, 2026

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: Oil Jumps as Traders Weigh Uncontrolled Escalation Risk in Middle East

By John Kemp LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. air strike that killed a top commander of Iran's revolutionary guard in Baghdad seems to have been intended to restore strategic deterrence in the aftermath of...

OPINION: No Deal With Tehran Will Hold Without Regime Change

By Kambiz Zare (Kambiz Zare is Professor of International Business and Geostrategy at KEDGE Business School and a member of the Scientific Committee of the Spirales Institute, a France-based think tank. The views expressed are...

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: Revolutions Are Unfolding in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awasat Newspaper While recent civil unrests in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon were initially triggered by the dire economic conditions in these countries and people’s desire to free themselves from the grips...

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: Why U.S. Sanctions Won’t Change Iran’s Foreign Policy

By Maysam Behravesh Oct 8 (Reuters) - The messages from Tehran are stark. On October 1, Iranian forces fired six missiles at Islamic State positions in eastern Syria. The weapons landed within three miles of...

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: Who Staged the 1953 Coup, the Shah or Mossadegh?

By Elahe Boghrat The late Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980) kept two people out of prison and saved their lives, namely the former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh (1882-1967) and the founder of the Islamic...

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...