Sunday, August 9, 2026

OPINION: Revolutions Are Unfolding in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awasat Newspaper While recent civil unrests in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon were initially triggered by the dire economic conditions in these countries and people’s desire to free themselves from the grips...

OPINION: Iran Could Be Planning Second Tanker War in Persian Gulf

  By Hamed Mohammadi The Islamic Republic has released several photographs in recent days which showed gaping holes in the hull of its National Iranian Tanker Company’s (NITC) oil tanker, Sabiti, that Tehran said were caused...

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: The Wave of Conspiracy Theories Around Iran’s Fuel Protests

By Majid Mohammadi There has been no shortage of conspiracy theories issued by the Islamic Republic officials in recent weeks, accusing foreign powers and Iranian opposition groups outside the country of engineering the nationwide civil...

OPINION: Trump’s Stance on Iran Contrasts With U.S.’s Previously Vague Policies

By Khattar Abou Diab, Al-Arab Newspaper Tensions between Iran and the U.S. have escalated significantly in recent weeks, bringing the two countries closer to the brink of a military confrontation in the Persian Gulf. Although...

OPINION: How Persian-Language Media in Europe, U.S. Operate

By Majid Mohammadi The BBC Persian TV program “Pargar,” broadcast on April 7, took a critical look at Persian-language media organizations operating in Europe and the U.S. Participants in the discussion touched on only some...

OPINION: Ayatollah Jazayeri Comes to Britain to Spread Iran’s Islamic Revolution

By Potkin Azarmehr   Speculation mounted in Iran on February 11, when Ayatollah Jazayeri, the Friday Prayer leader for Ahvaz in Iran’s southwestern oil-rich province of Khuzestan, was not seen in the official rally to mark the...

OPINION: Blast At Missile Depot In Northeast Iran Is Yet Another Embarrassment for IRGC

By Potkin Azarmehr Two Iranian cities this month were shaken by loud explosions, shortly after Iran’s security forces said they had thwarted an Israeli plot to sabotage Iranian missiles. The blasts, however, appear to be...

The Shah’s Son Paradox: Why Iran Needs Its Exiled Crown Prince To Achieve Democracy

All Rights Reserved@WorldCruch in Partnership with Kayhan.London. -OpEd- By F. Haqiqatjou - As a sociologist, I have one thing in common with Iran's former crown prince and exiled heir apparent, Reza Pahlavi. We both support a...

EDITORIAL: Kayhan Publishing Celebrates Its 80th Birthday

By Kayhan Life Staff Dr. Mostafa Mesbahzadeh established Kayhan Publishing 80 years ago in Tehran. The first issue of the Kayhan daily came out on May 27, 1942. The parallel existence of this historic newspaper both...