Saturday, May 2, 2026

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...

Rough Seas and Restless Nights – Tracking the Grace 1 Supertanker

  MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Video journalist Marco Trujillo sat on his hotel balcony, eyes fixed on the silhouette of a supertanker in the Strait of Gibraltar, watching for the splash of an anchor...

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: Iran Lacks Coherent Strategy to Fight Pandemic; Employees at Risk 

By Roshanak Astaraki It has been 42 days since the first cases of the COVID-19 emerged in Tehran and the holy city of Qom. Yet despite the creation of the National Headquarters for Fighting Coronavirus,...

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: Hormuz Strait Blockage Could Destroy IRGC Navy

By Babak Taghvaee Last Saturday, Ayatollah Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran's Islamic Republic, backed President Hassan Rouhani's suggestion to block Gulf oil exports if Iran’s own exports were to be stopped in the wake of...

OPINION: Oil Diplomacy and the U.S. Presidential Election

By John Kemp LONDON, July 14  - Slower growth in petroleum consumption has intensified competition among the major oil producers and contributed to periodic volume wars and price slumps as they have fought for market...

OPINION: Why Prince Reza Pahlavi Represents Hope for Many Young Iranians

By Elahe Boghrat   In February 1979, when the Islamic Revolution overthrew the monarchy in Iran, 18-year-old Crown Prince Reza, the heir to the Pahlavi throne, had finished high school and was undergoing military training as...

OPINION: Iran’s Role in Protests Against ‘The Lady of Heaven’ Movie

By Potkin Azarmehr The cinema chain Cineworld canceled the screening of “The Lady of Heaven” after Muslim activists living in the UK protested outside its theaters last week. https://youtu.be/1MaDAW0jRYM Threats by angry Muslim mobs and the absence...

OPINION: The Fate of Iranian Military Bases in Syria

  By Fayaz Sara, Asharq Al-Awsat (Arabic-language daily based in London) The presence of Iranian military bases in Syria is a matter of concern to Syrian opposition groups, Russia, Turkey, Israel, regional Arab countries, the U.S.,...