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: 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: 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: Iran’s Regional Posturing Exacerbates Tensions with America
By Dr. Ali M. Pedram
Iran and Saudi Arabia continue to remain at odds with each other through deepening disagreements which could plunge the whole region into an unprecedented level of turmoil. If this trajectory...
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: Iranian Trade Unionist Narges Mansouri Delivers Nowruz Message
I extend my congratulations to everyone, especially the great nation of Iran, on the occasion of the ancient feast of Nowruz and the regeneration of the planet Earth.
It is a matter of pride that...
OPINION: Iran’s Incompetence in Forged Passports
By Potkin Azarmehr
An Iranian couple entered Argentina on March 12 with forged Israeli passports. According to Western media reports in March both passports were amateurishly forged with several rudimentary blunders which included spelling mistakes, both in...
COMMENTARY: Women in the Islamic Republic Are Second-Class Citizens
By Azadeh Karimi and Elahe Boghrat
The Iranian media have reported on the suspicious death of Zahra Navidpour, a 28-year-old woman whose body was discovered on January 6 at her mother’s home in the northwestern...
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: 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...
