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: On Seyyed Hossein Mousavian’s Presence at Princeton University
By Lawdan Bazargan
As I reflect on the harrowing experiences that my family and thousands of others endured at the hands of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), I am compelled to speak out against...
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...
OPINION: Child Marriage in Iran Is A Legal Crime Endorsed by Religion
By Azadeh Karimi
Footage of a wedding ceremony between an underage girl and a much older man in Iran has gone viral on social media and once again exposed the reprehensible yet legal practice of...
OPINION: How Football Has Become a Political Tool in Iran
By Reza Parchizadeh
The Islamic Republic did not pay much attention to football or sports in general in the period immediately following the 1979 Revolution. Over the years, however, football has become not only a...
OPINION: Let Iranians Decide Their Own Future Through the Ballot Box
By Bijan R. Kian and Amir Reza Oveissi
The Iranian people have already paid an enormous price -- in blood, in hardship, and in lost futures -- for their freedom. That sacrifice now demands a...
OPINION: Iranians Want Change, But What Direction Will the Country Take?
By Elahe Boghrat
Many Iranians believed that their country would enter a new era of reconstruction after the turbulent events of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and an eight-year war with Iraq (1980-88) that cost so...
OPINION: The Missing Catalyst for Iranian Democracy
By Brenda Shaffer
Nov 21 (Reuters) - Just before imposing new sanctions on Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the country’s “cabinet is in disarray, and the Iranian people are raising their voices even louder...
OPINION: Iraq’s Election Could Yet Be Won By Iran
By Noussaibah Younis
June 11 (Reuters) - The battle to determine the composition of the next Iraqi government has not yet been won, but Iran could secure a strategic victory in the face of lackluster...
OPINION: Why the Iranian Opposition Has Achieved Little Since 1979
February 7, 2019
By Fazel Gheibi
We who have been opposing the Islamic Republic are in the same place we were 40 years ago. We know what we don’t want, but are clueless about what we...
