Monday, April 13, 2026

OPINION: Executions in Iran – Ayatollahs Are Testing the International Community’s Reaction

By Potkin Azarmehr Iran’s ruling Ayatollahs are desperate to quell the nationwide protests aimed at their overthrow. The protests, initially sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, have now lasted four months.  The most brutal methods...

OPINION: The Missing Catalyst for Iranian Democracy

By Brenda Shaffer Nov 21 (Reuters) - Just before imposing new sanctions on Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the country’s “cabinet is in disarray, and the Iranian people are raising their voices even louder...

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...

OPINION: Iran Is On the Threshold of A New Dawn 

By Elahe Boghrat   March 20 marks the Iranian New Year, Nowruz -- an ancient Persian festivity that celebrates the arrival of spring. Last year was a turbulent and uncertain period for the nation, which experienced political turmoil,...

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: Why the Iranian Opposition Has Achieved Little Since 1979

February 7, 2019 By Fazel Gheibi We who have been opposing the Islamic Republic are in the same place we were 40 years ago. We know what we don’t want, but are clueless about what we...

EDITORIAL: Does Reporting On Events in Iran Violate Instagram Rules?

By Elahe Boghrat Kayhan London, which began operations in June 1984 in the United Kingdom, is a member of the Kayhan Publishing group, founded by the late Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh in 1942 in Tehran. It...

OPINION: Iran Has Difficulty Bypassing U.S. Sanctions

By Reza Taghizadeh On June 12, police in the Republic of Cabo Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean, detained Alex Nain Saab Moran, a Colombian-born businessman, who was accused by U.S. authorities of...

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: Iraq’s Election Could Yet Be Won By Iran

  By Noussaibah Younis June 11 (Reuters) - The battle to determine the composition of the next Iraqi government has not yet been won, but Iran could secure a strategic victory in the face of lackluster...