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...
OPINION: The Solution to the ‘Iran Problem’ is Regime Change
By Amir Taheri
“What to do about Iran?”
For more than four decades, that is to say since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the question has intrigued analysts and policymakers across the world. The answer is:...
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...
OPINION: No Deal With Tehran Will Hold Without Regime Change
By Kambiz Zare
(Kambiz Zare is Professor of International Business and Geostrategy at KEDGE Business School and a member of the Scientific Committee of the Spirales Institute, a France-based think tank. The views expressed are...
OPINION: Iran Uses Global Film Festivals as an Ideological Tool
By Reza Parchizadeh
Asghar Farhadi’s “Everybody Knows,” starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, opened the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. While Farhadi didn’t win any prizes this year, fellow Iranian director Jafar Panahi received the Best...
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 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: Iran’s Government Has Failed to Protect the Economy
By Roshanak Astaraki
The new set of U.S. sanctions which went into effect on November 5 has worsened the economic crisis in Iran. The government and the Islamic Republic regime have failed to tackle unemployment,...
OPINION: Iran’s Future Judiciary Must Abolish Capital Punishment
By Nader Zahedi
As the Islamic Republic moves closer to its eventual and inevitable demise, opposition forces are facing the historic and daunting task of achieving democracy in Iran. A democratic governing system safeguards human...
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...
