By Fatemeh Kavand 

Woman, Life, Epstein

While the Western world presents itself as the standard-bearer of women’s rights, newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case once again reveal how these same self-proclaimed structures turned a blind eye for years to the systematic abuse of young girls—while simultaneously transforming the death of a girl in another country into a tool of political symbolism.

Iran’s protests and the familiar script of ‘regime change’ politics

By Ranjan Solomon

GOA – Protests that began in late December over the soaring prices and deepening economic distress in Iran quickly shifted towards violence in some Iranian cities. The casualties are tragic, and the grievances real. But to understand what is unfolding in Iran today, it is essential to look beyond the immediate scenes of unrest and ask a harder question: who is shaping the narrative, and to what end?

By Fatemeh Kavand

‘Who can solve Iran’s many problems?’; created the fire, claims the hose

A recent New York Times’ report on Iran , titled “who can solve Iran’s many problems? Not I, says the president”, is not an attempt to grapple with the country’s complex economic and political realities. It is a carefully constructed narrative exercise—one that deliberately removes decisive external factors in order to assign responsibility for Iran’s challenges in a narrowly defined, politically convenient way. What emerges is not journalism in the classical sense, but narrative warfare by other means.

The selective lens: Why some victims make headlines, and others are numbers

TEHRAN – In today’s world, media serve as the fundamental instrument for both shaping public opinion and actively constructing reality. Western media occupy a uniquely dominant position in this sphere, leveraging their vast organizational reach and advanced technological capabilities to lead global narrative-building.

By Adnan Allameh

Individual crime in Australia and Israeli massacre at Al-Tabi’een school

BEIRUT - The comparison between the act of one or two individuals attacking Hanukkah celebrants in Australia, and the crime of targeting civilian worshippers at Al-Tabi’een school in Gaza on August 10, 2024, using precise U.S.-made GBU-39 bombs, lays bare the moral and political degradation embedded in Western-Israeli discourse, as well as the blatant double standards in defining terrorism, sanctifying one kind of blood while dehumanizing another.

By Mohammad Khatibi

Grossi heroized by Western media: Bias and IAEA limits ignored 

Recent Western media portrayals have elevated Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to the status of a heroic figure. He is depicted as a courageous and resolute leader, capable of cutting through the geopolitical chaos and institutional paralysis that often hinder global nuclear oversight.

By Ranjan Solomon

Iran as civilization - history and identity, and the making of a political vision

GOA –To assert that "Iran is a civilizational entity" highlights its long history and cultural depth, dating back to ancient civilizations like the Elamites and Achaemenids, which goes beyond the modern nation-state of Iran. 

By Xavier Villar 

A Washington Post editorial advocating more bombings in Iran

MADRID – A recent Washington Post editorial published a few days before Iran agreed to resume cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reflects a recurring narrative in Western media, but one far from providing a balanced and contextually nuanced analysis.