I have learned and done only one job for as long as I can remember: journalism. But I soon realized that reporting on the war against my country of origin from my adopted country was, to put it mildly, surreal, if not draining.
Donald Trump’s threats to destroy Iran have become so frequent that they don’t make headlines. International law scholars say remarks such as pledging to "annihilate" an entire country and end "a whole civilization" constitute incitement to mass atrocities and entail legal responsibility
Other than the 'pain at the pump,' a wedding ceremony turning into a funeral, a sports hall being reduced to rubble, a music academy vanishing under drone attacks, and a young man losing 12 family members in bombings are the real effects of the war on Iran
Despite its track record of espousing multilateralism and the rule of law, the European Union refused to denounce the U.S.-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, which legal experts warn violated the UN Charter
The U.S. government's economic offensive against Iran is blocking Iranian students and applicants of higher education programs from sitting for tests of English proficiency, further weakening the country's civil society
A growing number of international travelers are venturing to visit Iran despite the security and economic challenges surrounding the country. After decades of misleading corporate media portrayals, millennial critical thinkers are less willing to accept misrepresentations of Iranians driven by geopolitical rivalries
As Iranians come to grips with the reality of life under lingering threats by the United States and Israel, southern Iran's strained resources may fail to withstand a naval blockade, increasing water stress, electricity blackouts, and disrupted livelihoods that were dependent on coastal trade.
Mystery continues to swirl around Iran's former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and he hasn't commented on the country's most important developments for months now. His relationship with a former cultural advisor, Mohammad Ali Ramin, helps explain his metamorphosis
The current imbroglio caused by the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran is the culmination of decades of fearmongering by the "experts" about an exceptional Iranian threat, one that purportedly demanded nothing less than all-out war.
Half a century has passed since an Iranian-American historian interrupted his studies in Los Angeles to join a revolution that he believed would reshape his country. The spirit that drove him to the streets of Tehran is now tempered by caution about how a revolution can go awry.
