Tuesday, June 30, 2026

OPINION: Soleimani Strike Will Be Felt Well Beyond Middle East

By Peter Apps LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - In killing Iran's Major-General Qassem Soleimani in an air strike near Baghdad's international airport, Donald Trump has taken a geostrategic risk it is almost impossible to imagine from...

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: Iranian Women and the Removal of the Veil

By Roshanak Astaraki It has been 88 years since a law was passed in Iran authorizing the removal of the hijab (known as the kashf-e hijab). Nearly nine decades later, Iranian women are mounting a...

OPINION: Why Iranian Women Should Lead the ‘No to Islamic Republic’ Campaign 

By Firouzeh Ramezanzade Many Iranians, including a significant number of women inside and outside the country, have joined an online campaign titled “No to the Islamic Republic” launched earlier this month by some 600 rights...

OPINION: Let Iranians Decide Their Own Future Through the Ballot Box 

By Bijan R. Kian and Amir Reza Oveissi The Iranian people have already paid an enormous price -- in blood, in hardship, and in lost futures -- for their freedom. That sacrifice now demands a...

OPINION: Iranians Want Change, But What Direction Will the Country Take?

By Elahe Boghrat Many Iranians believed that their country would enter a new era of reconstruction after the turbulent events of the 1979 Islamic Revolution and an eight-year war with Iraq (1980-88) that cost so...

OPINION: A Response to Brian Hook 

By Mehrdad Khonsari Brian Hook, the U.S.’s Special Representative for Iran recently released a video message for the Iranian people filmed outside what used to be the Iranian Embassy in Washington. For me, the video...

OPINION: Iran’s Regional Posturing Exacerbates Tensions with America

By Dr. Ali M. Pedram Iran and Saudi Arabia continue to remain at odds with each other through deepening disagreements which could plunge the whole region into an unprecedented level of turmoil. If this trajectory...

OPINION: 9/11 Did Not Change the World – It Was Already on the Path...

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OPINION: Iran Lacks Coherent Strategy to Fight Pandemic; Employees at Risk 

By Roshanak Astaraki It has been 42 days since the first cases of the COVID-19 emerged in Tehran and the holy city of Qom. Yet despite the creation of the National Headquarters for Fighting Coronavirus,...