Sunday, April 26, 2026

OPINION: Why Europe Fears Collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Maysam Behravesh (Maysam Behravesh is a journalist and a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Sweden’s Lund University. The opinions expressed are his own.) Dec 12 (Reuters) - Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear...

Noor Pahlavi: Pandemic Is ‘Spiraling Out of Control’ in Iran 

While the world focuses on the unfolding political and humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, just across its border, in Iran, another crisis is approaching a breaking point. Every two minutes an Iranian is dying from COVID-19,...

COMMENTARY: Women in the Islamic Republic Are Second-Class Citizens

By Azadeh Karimi and Elahe Boghrat The Iranian media have reported on the suspicious death of Zahra Navidpour, a 28-year-old woman whose body was discovered on January 6 at her mother’s home in the northwestern...

OPINION: Oil’s Geopolitical Premium Vanished in 2025 – And May Not Return

The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters. By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Global oil markets faced multiple black swan events in 2025 – including the Israel-Iran war and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refiners – yet they were...

OPINION: The War in Ukraine Contains Lessons for Iran

 By Bahram Ghiassee and Abbas Faiz The ongoing Russian military aggression against Ukraine is causing significant humanitarian and environmental impacts within Ukraine and beyond. Armed conflicts and military activities pose major threats to people and...

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...
Iran admits to accidentally downing Ukraine's Flight 752

OPINION: Why Will Iran Not Tell the Truth About Ukrainian Plane Crash?

By Hamed Mohammadi On Jul. 24, the Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) concluded its examination of the two black boxes that were retrieved from the wreckage of the Ukrainian commercial...

OPINION: How Monarchy Can Have a Future In a Democratic Iran 

By Nima Hoseinzadeh (Nima Hoseinzadeh is an Iranian data science expert and former student activist based in the United States.) The question of the monarchy’s potential role in Iran’s political future has re-entered public debate with...

OPINION: Islamic Republic’s Missile Cities Are Causing Ecological Harm

By Yasaman Ranjbaran Iran’s underground missile cities have recently entered the public spotlight as military targets. Open source reporting now confirms that Iran operates multiple underground “missile cities,” that missile infrastructure near Khorramabad includes tunnels...

OPINION: Scholars for Dollars: The Role of Iran’s Religious Bureaucrats

By Imam Mohammad Tawhidi  In 2007, I travelled to Iran from Australia in order to engage in Islamic Studies. I was publicly ordained as an Imam in 2010 in the Holy City of Qum, and relocated to...