Friday, July 11, 2025

OPINION: Iran Has Been Abandoned by Russia and Syria

By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper Israel will not rest until it has driven all Iranian military forces out of Syria, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett has pledged. “We are constantly working to raise the stakes...

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: Iran’s Support for Hamas, Destructive Agenda Must Be Firmly Condemned

By Lawdan Bazargan The devastating surprise attack by Gaza militants on Israel -- 50 years and a day after the Yom Kippur War -- has left hundreds of innocent Israelis and Palestinians dead, and sparked...

OPINION: The Road to Middle East Security Goes Through Tehran

By Elahe Boghrat   In the past, the world always expected the Islamic Republic to lash out politically or to respond violently any time it experienced domestic problems or international pressures or felt threatened by genuine...

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: Oil Jumps as Traders Weigh Uncontrolled Escalation Risk in Middle East

By John Kemp LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. air strike that killed a top commander of Iran's revolutionary guard in Baghdad seems to have been intended to restore strategic deterrence in the aftermath of...

OPINION: Rushdie Attack Recalls the Deadly Fatwas Carried Out in Iran  

This piece was submitted to Kayhan Life by Lawdan Bazargan: a former political prisoner, human rights advocate, and relative of victims of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran. The views expressed...

OPINION: War Will Bolster, Not Bring Down, the Islamic Republic

By Elahe Boghrat Since the publication of its first issue in exile in 1983, Kayhan London has consistently opposed the Islamic Republic. The paper was also against the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88). The unwavering opposition to...

OPINION: The War in Ukraine Contains Lessons for Iran

 By Bahram Ghiassee and Abbas Faiz The ongoing Russian military aggression against Ukraine is causing significant humanitarian and environmental impacts within Ukraine and beyond. Armed conflicts and military activities pose major threats to people and...

OPINION: Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Is Powerless After Soleimani’s Death

By Hamed Mohammadi The former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Brigadier General Ghasem Soleimani was killed in a targeted U.S. drone attack on Baghdad’s International Airport on January 3. Many political observers...