OPINION: In Iran, A Chance for National Reconciliation
By Dr. Mehrdad Khonsari
The establishment of a tenuous ceasefire in the aftermath of the humiliating 12-day war between the Islamic Republic and Israel has sparked a national debate concerning the need for a serious...
OPINION: The Warsaw Conference: Exclusive Kayhan Life Account
By Ahmad Rafat
Two-day summit attended by senior representatives from more than 60 countries titled “Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East” concluded its work on February 14 in...
OPINION: U.S. Will Hit Iran Oil Exports, Seek to Avoid War While Trump in...
By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper
For the past few weeks, the international community has made concerted efforts at regional diplomacy to prevent a war in the Persian Gulf. However, tensions continue to rise between...
OPINION: We Must Support Iran’s Political Prisoners, Save Them From Execution
By Fahimeh Robiolle
Every morning, we receive news of the executions of individuals – named or anonymous -- in the prisons of the Islamic Republic. Each execution is associated with a specific prison: Ahvaz, Evin,...
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: 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...
COMMENTARY: Witnessing a Revolution Forty Years Ago
By Cyrus Kadivar
A short time ago, I published my first book. It was a memoir of my childhood and adolescence in Shiraz, a tale of innocence and awakening, but also an investigation, after decades...
OPINION: A Flawed Survey of Iranian Public Opinion
By Shokouh Mirzadegi
The Islamic Republic has not released any credible data on social, political, economic and cultural issues in the past four decades. In most cases, the security agencies review and modify the findings...
OPINION: U.S. Will Not Lift Sanctions Against Iran Anytime Soon
By Hadi Raouf, The Independent Arabia
The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic -- which has caused global health, humanitarian and economic crisis -- requires a coherent and concerted plan of action and unprecedented cooperation by...
OPINION: Why U.S. Sanctions Won’t Change Iran’s Foreign Policy
By Maysam Behravesh
Oct 8 (Reuters) - The messages from Tehran are stark. On October 1, Iranian forces fired six missiles at Islamic State positions in eastern Syria. The weapons landed within three miles of...
