Sunday, August 23, 2026

OPINION – “I Feel Suffocated”: Afghans Are Feeling Hopeless, but There’s Still a...

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OPINION: Female Identity Is Still Shaped by Men

By Fatemeh Zandi I have an issue with the concept of gender equality, because it is either deliberately distorted or inadvertently misunderstood. Besides, our most fundamental rights -- “being ourselves” and “being women” -- are...

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: The U.S. Move to ‘Snapback’ UN Sanctions will lead to Disappointment for the...

By Bahram Ghiassee The Trump Administration, in line with its policy of exerting maximum economic, diplomatic, and political pressure on Iran, on 20 August 2020, invoked the so-called ‘Snapback’ provisions of the UN Security Council...

Iran Analysts and Their False Narratives

By Potkin Azarmehr In 2009, millions of Iranians spilled out onto the streets and protested against the rigged results of the presidential elections. The protests were brutally repressed, and the regime's savagery was captured by...

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...

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: Is the British Government Supporting the Ayatollahs?

By Potkin Azarmehr A Times of London exposé last week revealed that a high-ranking Islamic Republic official responsible for the mandatory hijab laws and the hated ‘Morality Police’ in Iran is also the director of...

OPINION: As U.S. Sanctions Loom, Can Iran Nuclear Deal Still Be Saved?

By Maysam Behravesh (Maysam Behravesh is a multimedia journalist at the TV channel, Iran International, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science and an affiliated researcher at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies,...

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...