Thursday, July 30, 2026

OPINION: How an ‘Iranian Hulk’ Turned Out to Be a Paper Tiger

By Potkin Azarmehr It all started six years ago, with a few pictures showing off his massive bulk on Instagram. The photos quickly went viral, and Sajad Gharibi, born in 1991 in Iran’s oil-rich province...

OPINION: Iran and U.S. Both Declare Victory in Their War of Words

By Rafiq Khoury, Independent Arabia online news website In his memoirs, former Israeli President Shimon Peres (1923-2016) writes: “ Ben Gurion and I were traveling together from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem one day. Ben Gurion,...

OPINION: The World Must Consider Reza Pahlavi As Iran’s Main Opposition Leader

By Mahya Ostovar and Navid Sahraei Reza Pahlavi is an unlikely political figure for today’s Iran. His public legitimacy is anchored in a past that most Iranians, especially those driving the current uprising, have never...

OPINION: Iran Economic Crisis Underpins ‘No to Islamic Republic’ Campaign

By Roshanak Astaraki In recent days, many Iranians inside and outside the country have joined an online campaign titled “No to the Islamic Republic,” launched earlier this month by some 600 Iranian political dissidents, activists,...

OPINION: Soleimani Strike Will Be Felt Well Beyond Middle East

By Peter Apps LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - In killing Iran's Major-General Qassem Soleimani in an air strike near Baghdad's international airport, Donald Trump has taken a geostrategic risk it is almost impossible to imagine from...

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: Who Staged the 1953 Coup, the Shah or Mossadegh?

By Elahe Boghrat The late Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919-1980) kept two people out of prison and saved their lives, namely the former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh (1882-1967) and the founder of the Islamic...

OPINION: Why Is Iran Exacerbating Regional Tensions?

By Hamdi Malik, Al-Hayat Newspaper The U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, and reimposition of crippling economic sanctions have presented the Islamic Republic...

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: 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...