Op-Ed

Trump’s Signal To Tehran

The Trump administration is turning up the heat on the ayatollahs. The U.S. formally announced that it was adding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to the State Department’s Foreign Terrorist Organization list.

Khamenei's Angry Speech Betrays His Feeling Of Insecurity

Iranian Supreme Leader's first speech in the new year was an angry rant, showing his feeling of insecurity stemming from tough challenges he faces.

Understanding Trump’s Approach To Iran

More than two years into President Donald Trump's administration there is still a great deal of confusion about what, exactly, the White House is seeking to accomplish vis-a-vis the Islamic Republic.

Why Khamenei And Al-Sistani Did Not Exchange Greetings?

Centrists, Civil Society Must Work Together To Check Iran’s Military Before It’s Too Late

The deep entanglement of Iran’s military apparatus in the country’s politics, economy, and society is a well-known fact. Its interventionist role must be curbed to avoid catastrophe.

Why Iran’s Reformists Welcome A Hardliner As Judiciary Chief?

In a strange twist some Iranian reformists have welcomed the likely appointment of hardliner cleric Ebrahim Raeesi as Iran’s next Judiciary chief.

COLUMN-Venezuela Sanctions Leave Oil Market Short Of Heavy Crude: Kemp

How The Islamic Republic Upended Theories Of Inevitable Progress

Why Iran Would Not Leave The Nuclear Deal

Iran might grumble about having nothing to gain from the nuclear deal, but leaving it would present more challenges.

COMMENTARY - EU Should Wake Up And Help Real Change In Iran

In this commentary, a group of Iranian activists from Iran Revival argue that Europe should stand by those Iranians who want a real change in their country.

Khamenei Reshuffles IRGC As Regime Faces Tough Challenges

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has changed some of top and middle ranking commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) during the past year.

Hanged ‘Sultan of Coins’ A Scapegoat; Underlying Economic Problems Persist

Iran’s recent execution of two men convicted of illegal currency trading is an example of the establishment’s scapegoating and refusal to take responsibility for Iran’s economic woes.