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: As Reza Pahlavi Turns 60, A Call for Freedom in Iran
By Cameron Khansarinia
Cameron Khansarinia is Policy Director of the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI), a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to freedom in Iran based in Washington, DC. He is a graduate...
OPINION: Female Identity Is Still Shaped by Men
By Fatemeh Zandi
I have an issue with the concept of gender equality, because it is either deliberately distorted or inadvertently misunderstood. Besides, our most fundamental rights -- “being ourselves” and “being women” -- are...
OPINION: Iranian Protesters, Islamic Republic Are Locked in War of Attrition
By Majid Mohammadi
The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing one of the toughest challenges to its rule in more than a decade. It all started with a violent nationwide riot last November after a...
OPINION: Oil Market Power Ebbs from OPEC to the Troika
By John Kemp
LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has been marginalised as critical decisions about the oil market are taken by a troika of the United States, Russia...
OPINION: What Are IRGC’s Plans for Iran?
By Majid Mohammadi
If the Islamic Republic’s domestic and foreign policies remain unchanged, we will witness three developments in Iran in the coming year:
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament), which is now controlled by Islamist hardliners,...
OPINION – Iran: A Future Beyond Trump and Khamenei
By Mehrdad Khonsari
The introduction of the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Iran has for the time being played into the hands of the Iranian Supreme Leader and his followers who see the protection...
OPINION: Why Are Iran’s Human Rights Violations Ignored by Sanction Opponents?
By Azadeh Karimi
A large number of those who voted in the last two Iranian presidential elections sincerely believed that President Hassan Rouhani was not a fanatical ideologue, but rather a moderate politician who would...
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: Iran’s Government Has Failed to Protect the Economy
By Roshanak Astaraki
The new set of U.S. sanctions which went into effect on November 5 has worsened the economic crisis in Iran. The government and the Islamic Republic regime have failed to tackle unemployment,...
