Monday, June 15, 2026

OPINION: Will the U.N. Security Council Extend the Arms Embargo Against Iran?

By Dr. Bahram Ghiassee   Dr. Bahram Ghiassee is a London-based nuclear analyst and academic. He holds dual qualifications in nuclear science and technology, and international law. He is a chartered member of the UK Nuclear Institute,...

OPINION: Oil Diplomacy and the U.S. Presidential Election

By John Kemp LONDON, July 14  - Slower growth in petroleum consumption has intensified competition among the major oil producers and contributed to periodic volume wars and price slumps as they have fought for market...

OPINION: Iran Has Difficulty Bypassing U.S. Sanctions

By Reza Taghizadeh On June 12, police in the Republic of Cabo Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean, detained Alex Nain Saab Moran, a Colombian-born businessman, who was accused by U.S. authorities of...
Hossein Salami, IRGC commander

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: 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: IRGC’s Massive Control Over Iranian Politics and Economy

By Hamed Mohammadi It has been nine years since the U.S. military special forces, on orders from former President Barack Obama, carried out an operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that killed Osama bin Laden, the founder...

OPINION: U.S. Will Not Lift Sanctions Against Iran Anytime Soon

By Hadi Raouf, The Independent Arabia The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic -- which has caused global health, humanitarian and economic crisis -- requires a coherent and concerted plan of action and unprecedented cooperation by...

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,...

OPINION: Iran Is On the Threshold of A New Dawn 

By Elahe Boghrat   March 20 marks the Iranian New Year, Nowruz -- an ancient Persian festivity that celebrates the arrival of spring. Last year was a turbulent and uncertain period for the nation, which experienced political turmoil,...

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...