Tuesday, August 18, 2026

OPINION: Should We Support the Iran Team at the FIFA Football World Cup? 

By Roya Kashefi I must have been no more than 5 years old when football first entered my memory, not as a game, but as sound.  Amjadieh Stadium in Tehran was roaring. It was 1968, and...

Kayhan Celebrates 75th Anniversary

By Abdolrahman Faramarzi Translated from the original, which appeared in the first issue of Kayhan The following is an excerpt from an editorial which originally appeared in the first issue of Kayhan 75 years ago. It...

OPINION: The Potential for Change In Iran Has Never Been Greater

By Mehrdad Khonsari The war in Ukraine has overshadowed the fact that, for the past several months, there has been an unrelenting series of public protests in the streets of numerous towns and cities throughout Iran. These latest...

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: Europe Should Empower Iranian People, Isolate Islamic Republic

By Prince Reza Pahlavi The organizers of the Munich Security Conference decided not to invite representatives of the Islamic Republic to speak at this year’s gathering. Instead, they invited Iranians who oppose the regime. I...

OPINION: Europe Should Revise Its Narrative Towards Iran

By Saba Farzan, Dena Ziari, Amir Etemadi and Damon Golriz Nov 11 - The principal reason European officials think the financial ties they have forged will change the behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran...

OPINION: Iran’s Regular Army Should Side With the People, Rescue the Nation

By Hamed Mohammadi More than three weeks have passed since the start of military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran. And now, United State forces from the 82nd Airborne Division are on their way...

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: The Wave of Conspiracy Theories Around Iran’s Fuel Protests

By Majid Mohammadi There has been no shortage of conspiracy theories issued by the Islamic Republic officials in recent weeks, accusing foreign powers and Iranian opposition groups outside the country of engineering the nationwide civil...
Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo

OPINION: Where Is Trump Headed with His Tougher Policy Toward Iran?

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's offer of dialogue with Tehran belies a hardening of U.S. policy that intensifies economic and diplomatic pressure but so far stops short of using...