OPINION: Why Prince Reza Pahlavi Represents Hope for Many Young Iranians
By Elahe Boghrat
In February 1979, when the Islamic Revolution overthrew the monarchy in Iran, 18-year-old Crown Prince Reza, the heir to the Pahlavi throne, had finished high school and was undergoing military training as...
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,...
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: Child Executions In Iran – Rule Of Law Or Reign Of Terror?
By Natasha Phillips
In February of this year the United Nations confirmed a grim truth: Iran was sentencing more children to death than any other country in the world.
Far from being an anomaly, the...
OPINION: What Iran Nuclear Deal Reveals About Talking to Theocrats
By Kambiz Zare
The latest rounds of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program highlight a fundamental reality: in politics—as in war and in dealmaking—success often depends on timing and on bold, decisive action. Recognizing the right...
Kayhan Celebrates 75th Anniversary
By Abdolrahman Faramarzi
Translated from the original, which appeared in the first issue of Kayhan
The following is an excerpt from an editorial which originally appeared in the first issue of Kayhan 75 years ago. It...
OPINION – Iran: A Future Beyond Trump and Khamenei
By Mehrdad Khonsari
The introduction of the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Iran has for the time being played into the hands of the Iranian Supreme Leader and his followers who see the protection...
OPINION: Iran’s Protest Movement Is Set to Spread As Middle Classes Join In
By Majid Mohammadi
In the coming weeks and months, Iran will probably experience more nationwide civil disobedience similar to the wave of protests in October over a massive fuel price hike that left more than...
Open Letter: Statement on a Referendum to Determine Future of Iranian Government
February 11, 2018 Our fellow Iranians:
Four decades have passed since the establishment of the Islamic Republic, a government whose obsession with Islamization has left little room for republican ideals. In these four decades, not only...
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...
