OPINION: I am the 15th Signatory
By Potkin Azarmehr
It all started when 14 civil society activists inside Iran signed a daring public letter on June 12 demanding the resignation of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.
The signatories listed the country’s economic...
OPINION: U.S. Will Hit Iran Oil Exports, Seek to Avoid War While Trump in...
By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper
For the past few weeks, the international community has made concerted efforts at regional diplomacy to prevent a war in the Persian Gulf. However, tensions continue to rise between...
OPINION: 9/11 Did Not Change the World – It Was Already on the Path...
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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: What Are IRGC’s Plans for Iran?
By Majid Mohammadi
If the Islamic Republic’s domestic and foreign policies remain unchanged, we will witness three developments in Iran in the coming year:
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament), which is now controlled by Islamist hardliners,...
OPINION: Iranian Missile Attack on U.S. Base in Iraq Was a Face-Saving Ploy
By Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper
On January 8, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) launched a series of missile attacks from inside Iran against the Al Asad Air Base that houses Iraqi and U.S. troops. No...
OPINION: Rebel Cleric Disrobed for Criticizing Religious Hypocrites
By Potkin Azarmehr
15 Jan - Last Saturday, the Iranian Shia cleric, Hassan Agha-Miri, was disrobed by the Special Court for the Clergy. He was charged with the following:
- insulting the sanctities by making fun...
OPINION: The Situation in Iran Is Critical, And More Protests Are Likely
By Majid Mohammadi
There is no longer any need to cite alarming data such as hyperinflation, chronic unemployment, negative growth, non-existence foreign trade, and endemic corruption to prove that Iran has been in the grip...
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: Hormuz Strait Blockage Could Destroy IRGC Navy
By Babak Taghvaee
Last Saturday, Ayatollah Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran's Islamic Republic, backed President Hassan Rouhani's suggestion to block Gulf oil exports if Iran’s own exports were to be stopped in the wake of...
