OPINION: Iranian Baha’is Deprived of Electing International Leadership
By Dr. Tahirih Danesh
Dr. Danesh is executive director of the Persia Educational Foundation, based in London, and a visiting lecturer in human rights law at the University of Roehampton in the U.K. The views...
OPINION: Iran Marks 33rd Anniversary of Khomeini’s Death With New Anthem
By Potkin Azarmehr
Iran has marked the 33rd anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s death with a new revolutionary anthem sung by boys and girls segregated in town squares, mosques and stadiums across the country.
Ceremonies have...
OPINION: Islamic Republic’s Cultural War on the Iranian Nation
By Reza Parchizadeh
War is not always physical: it can also be psychological. A two-pronged approach involving both types of warfare ensures victory. Much to the disappointment of the Communists, labor unrest in the 1920s...
OPINION: In Their Treatment Of Child Sex Offenders, Iran and The UK Have Much...
By Natasha Phillips
Child sexual abuse is at an all time high in both Iran and the UK, but how does each country treat offending paedophiles, and are they really that different?
The UK’s child sex...
OPINION: Iran Could Be Planning Second Tanker War in Persian Gulf
By Hamed Mohammadi
The Islamic Republic has released several photographs in recent days which showed gaping holes in the hull of its National Iranian Tanker Company’s (NITC) oil tanker, Sabiti, that Tehran said were caused...
OPINION: Director Babak Payami Remembers His Own Tehran Arrest
By Babak Payami
Almost 19 years ago last month, I was arrested on the streets of Tehran by the notorious plain-clothed agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran security forces. Jafar Panahi and I...
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: A Brief History of Iran-Israel Cooperation
By Reza Parchizadeh
Since its establishment nearly forty years ago, the Islamic Republic of Iran has maintained a hostile stance towards Israel. The phrase “wiping Israel off the face of the earth” has always been...
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...
OPINION: The U.S. Move to ‘Snapback’ UN Sanctions will lead to Disappointment for the...
By Bahram Ghiassee
The Trump Administration, in line with its policy of exerting maximum economic, diplomatic, and political pressure on Iran, on 20 August 2020, invoked the so-called ‘Snapback’ provisions of the UN Security Council...
