Camelia Entekhabifard

Camelia Entekhabifard
Editor-in-chief of the Independent Persian.

Iran Threat, Cause of Doha-Riyadh Reconciliation

The focal point of restoring relations and dispute resolution with Qatar is changes that will occur with Mr. Trump's departure from the White House. Today, more than three years after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut relations with Qatar, in one of the region's most…

2021, The year that Iran Reaches Top News Headlines

We must expect extensive and determinant developments in the domestic and international politics of Iran. The year 2020, with all its challenges, from the coronavirus pandemic and its death tolls to the global economic recession, the disputed US presidential elections to the concerns of the…

Taliban Crimes and Incompetence of Officials

For us city dwellers witnessing a Mazda van stop on a main road to shower the city with rockets launched from an automatic mortar clumsily installed on the back of a Mazda van would be a rare, unexpected and somewhat unbelievable experience. Today, Kabul faced one of its most horrific days of…

Iran’s Optimism for a Return to Nuclear Deal Under Biden

In nearly 60 days from now, Joe Biden will inaugurate as the new President of the United States (that is, should Mr. Trump eventually concede), and in nearly six months’ time, Iran will have its presidential election (June 2021). Today, FM Zarif and President Rouhani who foresee the return to…

Trump and the ‘Third Wave’ in the United States

Joe Biden is the victor in the United States presidential election. He was the Democratic Party’s nominee who, in a tight race against the current president Trump, managed to attract majority vote in key US states. The election threw the world in worried anticipation of the results with an…

Rest Assured, America is Safe and Sound

The excitement or concern over the presidential election day in the US, and the prospect of success or failure of either Joe Biden or Donald Trump, along with what can be expected in the fall out of its outcome such as the possibility of a civil war in the country, have occupied the thoughts of…

Prince Reza’s 60th Birthday: The Horizon for Iranian Women’s Presence in the Country’s Future

On October 31, Prince Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s former Crown Prince will celebrate his 60th birthday with 41 years of his life spent in forced exile and away from his country. The question of succession to the throne was from the very first days of the late Shah’s monarchy, one of the most important…

The Islamic Republic’s Main Fear is the History of the Iranian People

Iran lost one of its brightest stars of art and music on Friday when world famous maestro and traditional Persian singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian lost his battle with cancer. The 80-year-old singer dedicated his life to Persian poetry, art and most importantly to stand with people when it comes…

Trump and Biden and the Two Women on Each Side of the Debate

Hillary Clinton tried her chances for presidency twice (and failed): Once running against Barak Obama, the man who became the first black President in the history of the United States; and the second time against Donald Trump, the first businessman- come President- with no political background. …

The Abraham Accord: Arab Farewell to Iran

The US presidential election is approaching and it is opined that President Trump’s efforts to broker the signing of the Abraham Accord between the United Arab Emirates and Israel might impact the outcome of the election, which no doubt it will. The countries of the region, however, were more…