OPINION: The Fate of Iranian Military Bases in Syria
By Fayaz Sara, Asharq Al-Awsat (Arabic-language daily based in London)
The presence of Iranian military bases in Syria is a matter of concern to Syrian opposition groups, Russia, Turkey, Israel, regional Arab countries, the U.S.,...
OPINION: Fatemeh Mehlaban’s Music is Worthy of a Grammy Award
By Majid Mohammadi
I came across one of Fatemeh Mehlaban’s music videos by pure chance, while going through some Facebook posts. My subsequent internet searches turned up many of her Iranian folk songs, which were...
OPINION: Why Europe Fears Collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Maysam Behravesh
(Maysam Behravesh is a journalist and a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at Sweden’s Lund University. The opinions expressed are his own.)
Dec 12 (Reuters) - Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear...
OPINION: Oil Market Power Ebbs from OPEC to the Troika
By John Kemp
LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has been marginalised as critical decisions about the oil market are taken by a troika of the United States, Russia...
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 – 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: Europe Should Revise Its Narrative Towards Iran
By Saba Farzan, Dena Ziari, Amir Etemadi and Damon Golriz
Nov 11 - The principal reason European officials think the financial ties they have forged will change the behavior of the Islamic Republic of Iran...
OPINION: Analyzing Surveys of Iranians on Social Media
By Elahe Boghrat
Editor-in-Chief, Kayhan London
The interconnected global technological environment, better known as cyberspace, provides a viable vehicle for the computer-literate and educated segments of society to express their social, political and cultural views, particularly...
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 Must Replace Theocratic Rule with Democracy
By Elahe Boghrat
Editor-in-Chief, Kayhan London
The prevailing political climate in Iran and indeed the entire region is undoubtedly very complex. However, when placed within a broader historical context, the underlying cause of the current geopolitical...
