May 8, 2022

Iran's Theocratic Nepotism

As a rule of thumb, all dictators are worried at the end of their rule about the future and who will gain power after them. Their attempts are geared towards somehow putting their children in their place in order to continue their rule. This is also ...

November 17, 2021

A Teacher's Life In Iran

This article translates a teacher’s responses to questions about life in Iran today. Greetings. My name is Saman A. I have taught high school math for 25 years in a city south of Tehran. I hope my words shed light on how poorly teachers fare...

November 6, 2021

Poverty for the Iranians: The real mullah legacy

When Khomeini made his triumphant return to Iran in 1979, the population of the country was 36 million. In the 42 years that have followed, Iran's population has grown to more than 85 million. At that time, in 1979, due to inco...

October 27, 2021

An Iranian Doctor Tells How The Government Is Covering Up COVID Deaths

I had the opportunity to ask questions of a doctor currently practicing medicine in Iran and dealing with the COVID crisis there. The interview below has been edited for clarity and to protect the doctor’s identity. Is the government being h...

September 20, 2021

What is the best policy in controlling the Iranian regime's nuclear ambitions?

While few politicians or governments are unaware that acquiring an atomic bomb is one of Khamenei's strategic goals to ensure the survival of his Iranian government, there is still insufficient will to prevent him from achieving that goal. The...

September 2, 2021

Iran stumbles while trying to claim victory for Islam in American withdrawal from Afghanistan

With the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the Iranian regime — feeling comfortable on the country's eastern borders — tried to portray it as the victory of Islam over the United States.  By continuin...

August 26, 2021

A glimpse of what is happening in Iranian prisons

A few days ago, hackers in Iran managed to hack the security cameras of the notorious Evin prison in Tehran.  By releasing some of the videos copied from CCTV, they were able to show a very small portion of what is going on in thi...

August 24, 2021

Iran's Khamenei exploits Afghanistan turmoil to gain advantage with the US in nuclear talks

The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the turmoil that followed have given the Iranian regime an opportunity to put pressure on the West, and especially the United States, to gain more ground in the ongoing Vienna talks over nuclear weapons...