Monday, August 3, 2026

OPINION: MEK Influence Wanes at White House, Gains Ground in House of Lords

  An Iranian opposition group once listed by Britain and America as a terrorist organisation has been courting senior U.S. officials in the hope of establishing itself as Iran’s next government, and  is now looking...

COMMENTARY: Iran’s Future Will Be Brighter Than Its Past

By Princess Noor Pahlavi On this, the 100th day of its national revolution, I am newly inspired and amazed by the continuity, growth, and unity of the Iranian people’s movement to reclaim and rebuild Iran. I...

OPINION: Iran’s Protest Movement Is Set to Spread As Middle Classes Join In

By Majid Mohammadi In the coming weeks and months, Iran will probably experience more nationwide civil disobedience similar to the wave of protests in October over a massive fuel price hike that left more than...

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: Islamism, a British Colonial Tool in Iran

By Reza Parchizadeh During the 2015 nuclear negotiations with the P5+1, the Tasnim news agency, which has strong links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), reported that “elements within the seditious faction,” namely the...

OPINION: Iran’s Future Judiciary Must Abolish Capital Punishment

By Nader Zahedi As the Islamic Republic moves closer to its eventual and inevitable demise, opposition forces are facing the historic and daunting task of achieving democracy in Iran. A democratic governing system safeguards human...

OPINION: Iranian Regime’s Inability to Deliver Economic Well-Being

July 23, 2018 Iranians hoped that the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) would ease sanctions, reboot the economy and improve their lives. Yet instead of investing in the country and its people, the...

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...

Opaque Oil Deals Around Hormuz Test the Petrodollar

The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters. By Ron Bousso LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar-dominated global oil trading system is being tested by the Iran war and the closure of the Strait...

OPINION: Iran’s University Students Are Redefining Opposition to Regime

By Navid Sahraei and Mahya Ostovar (Navid Sahraei is an Iranian researcher and former student activist based in Italy. Mahya Ostovar is a woman’s rights activist and an assistant professor at the University of Galway...