OPINION: As Reza Pahlavi Turns 60, A Call for Freedom in Iran
By Cameron Khansarinia
Cameron Khansarinia is Policy Director of the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI), a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to freedom in Iran based in Washington, DC. He is a graduate...
Noor Pahlavi: Pandemic Is ‘Spiraling Out of Control’ in Iran
While the world focuses on the unfolding political and humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, just across its border, in Iran, another crisis is approaching a breaking point.
Every two minutes an Iranian is dying from COVID-19,...
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...
The Shah’s Son Paradox: Why Iran Needs Its Exiled Crown Prince To Achieve Democracy
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By F. Haqiqatjou - As a sociologist, I have one thing in common with Iran's former crown prince and exiled heir apparent, Reza Pahlavi. We both support a...
OPINION: Britain Must Stand Alongside the Protesters Against the Islamic Republic
By Catherine Perez-Shakdam
As the somber anniversary of Mahsa Amini's murder is upon us, we find ourselves at a crossroads where the plight of Iranians voicing their defiance against the Ayatollah's totalitarian regime demands our...
OPINION: Iran is Rich in Oil and Gas, But Its Citizens Are Impoverished and Severely...
By Dr. Mansour Kashfi
(Dr. Kashfi is an expert on petroleum geology and the Iranian oil and gas industry, and a professor at Dallas College in Dallas, Texas. The views expressed are his own.)
Iran shares...
OPINION: Iran’s Exiled Opposition Will Not Lead Regime Change
By Majid Mohammadi
Some political pundits readily dismiss the possibility of regime change any time a discussion on Iran concludes that the Islamic Republic is unreformable and must therefore be toppled to rescue the nation...
OPINION: Why Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ Plan Won’t Curb Iran
By Maysam Behravesh
(Maysam Behravesh is a journalist at the TV channel, Iran International and a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Lund University, Sweden. The opinions expressed here are his own.)
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OPINION: Iranian Women’s Removal of the Hijab Will Lead to Regime’s Collapse
By Anna Mahjar-Barducci
The hijab is a political tool used by the Islamic Republic of Iran to keep a strict grip on its population.
Koranic sources recommend that women wear modest clothing, but no specific type...
OPINION: Blast At Missile Depot In Northeast Iran Is Yet Another Embarrassment for IRGC
By Potkin Azarmehr
Two Iranian cities this month were shaken by loud explosions, shortly after Iran’s security forces said they had thwarted an Israeli plot to sabotage Iranian missiles. The blasts, however, appear to be...














