Homayoun Barkhor

By Homayoun Barkhor | English Desk Editor & Foreign Policy Analyst, Borna News Agency: The failure of a U.N. Security Council draft to extend sanctions relief for Iran did not leave a vacuum. Instead, it accelerated confrontation. With that text blocked, Britain, France, and Germany have moved to trigger the “snapback” mechanism—a tool meant to automatically restore prior U.N. restrictions against Tehran. In Western capitals, snapback is framed as necessary pressure. Across the East and Global South, it is seen as coercion without consensus. Russia, China, Pakistan, Cuba, and others have already said openly they will not recognize its legitimacy.

By Homayoun Barkhor | English Desk Editor & Foreign Policy Analyst, Borna News Agency: As Islamic leaders prepare to convene an emergency summit following Israel’s military strike on Qatar—and amid Washington’s silence and complicity—regional attention has turned once again to Iran’s longstanding warnings. For years, Tehran has consistently stressed in regional and international forums that Israel, backed by Western powers, represents the principal threat to the Islamic world and to regional and international peace. Today, that reality is no longer theoretical; it has been violently confirmed.

By Homayoun Barkhor | English Desk Editor & Foreign Policy Analyst, Borna News Agency: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was founded to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, to prevent the diversion of nuclear materials for military purposes, and to serve as a neutral guardian of international law within the sensitive field of nuclear technology. Its legitimacy rests not only on technical competence but also on its impartiality and its commitment to the safety of those engaged in peaceful nuclear work.

By Homayoun Barkhor | English Desk Editor & Foreign Policy Analyst, Borna News Agency: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin in early September 2025 marked more than just a regional gathering of Eurasian leaders. It symbolized the accelerating erosion of U.S. hegemony and the solidification of an alternative global order led by powers such as China, Russia, and an expanding coalition of non-Western states. For Washington, the proceedings were a sobering reminder that despite its military dominance and decades of influence, its grip on shaping global norms is weakening at a pace not seen since the end of World War II.

By Homayoun Barkhor | English Desk Editor & Foreign Policy Analyst, Borna News Agency: For Iran, resisting U.S. domination is not stubbornness. It is survival. It is the logical conclusion of a history marked by interference, coups, and coercion.

Yaser Sadeghi, CEO of Borna News Agency, announced the launch of a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) unit along with new Arabic and English-language sections, marking a new chapter in the agency’s smart media development and its expanding international engagement.

By Homayoun Barkhor | English Desk Editor & Foreign Policy Analyst, Borna News Agency: The U.S. president’s decision not to release the full details of the Epstein case has enraged many of his own supporters, who believe that the American government is under the control of Mossad—an allegation that explains, in their view, why Epstein’s files have remained sealed.