Author

Ardeshir Pahlav

Which side is Norway on—the mullah regime’s or the Iranian people’s?
Iranians dread one outcome more than bombs from Israel or the US: the regime surviving the crisis. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre takes…
Iran’s ‘absent Supreme Leader’ Mojtaba Khamenei
Mojtaba Khamenei’s assumption of power in Iran will not lead to moderation. He is associated with the hard faction of Iran’s power elite, the…
The blood of 50,000 people became the Mullahs' historic turning point
Norway continues to cultivate contact with the mullahs even after the outbreak of war. But dialogue presupposes a legitimate counterpart. Is a counterpart that…
Norwegian diplomacy places the mullahs’ “international law” above the rights of the Iranian people
That an Islamist terrorist regime is primarily described as a victim of breaches of international law is, to put it mildly, a political displacement.…
Iranians’ view of Islam transformed after 47 years of mullah rule
47 years ago, an Islamic dictatorship was introduced in Iran. Mullah rule has fundamentally changed Iranians’ relationship with Islam: apostasy, distance, and active resistance…
Iranian ambassador invited to dinner at the Royal Palace
Invitations to the Royal Palace tell us who we are willing to sit at the table with and what values we are willing to…