New Nobel Literature Academy Member Jila Mossaed Speaks to Kayhan Life
By Azadeh Karimi
The Swedish Academy, which selects the laureate for the Nobel Prize in Literature, elected Jila Mossaed, an Iranian-Swedish author and poet, as...
House of Poet Farrokhzad’s Father Declared a National Site
Tehran City Council has listed the paternal home of the influential Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad (1934-67) on the national register of historic sites, according...
Iranian Pioneer of Modernism Behjat Sadr Gets Show at London’s Mosaic...
The first UK exhibition dedicated to one of Iran’s pioneer modernist painters opened this weekend at London’s Mosaic Rooms. The show brings together a...
UNESCO Inscribes Iranian Game of ‘Chogan’ on Cultural Heritage List
Chogan, an ancient Iranian horse-riding game accompanied by music and storytelling, has been inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of...
“Persian Picasso” Bahman Mohasses to Get London Exhibition This Year
In September of this year, London will host an exhibition of previously unseen works by the late painter Bahman Mohasses (1931-2010), known as “the...
The Wonders of Isfahan and Iran’s Heritage: Interview with Dr. Sussan Babaie
By Tara Biglari
Islamic art, architecture and manifestations of power are themes that Dr. Sussan Babaie has spent a lifetime exploring. Author of numerous books...
Tehran MoCA’s New Director Discusses Projects With Europe
The new director of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA), Ali Mohammad Zare, spoke in a recent interview about the museum's collaborations with...
“Reza Shah, Bless Your Soul,” Protesters Chanted
By Potkin Azarmehr
“Reza Shah, Bless Your Soul”: This was the repeated chant that was heard during the 6 days of protests throughout Iran. They...
Iran Women’s Wrestling Team Wins First Place at Beirut Games
September 24, 2018
In its first international appearance, the Iranian women’s wrestling team topped the medal table with two golds and two bronzes at the Women Classic Wrestling Tournament held on September 22 and 23 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Women wrestlers from Iran, Armenia, Syria, Georgia, Egypt,...
Soccer-Gentleman’s Agreement Keeps Queiroz in Charge in Iran
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Carlos Queiroz will lead Iran into their first post-World Cup international when they meet Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Tuesday despite having failed to sign a new contract with Asia's number one ranked nation.
The game against the...
Iranian Female Gymnasts Unable to Compete in Asian Games Due to Dress Code
The 18th Asian Games, also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018, began on August 18 in Jakarta and ended September 2. More than 11,000 athletes from 45 nations competed in 40 different sporting events in this year’s games.
Iran sent a delegation of 378 athletes, 98 of...
Iranian Minister Calls for Fans to Be Barred from Some Football Matches
Iran's Supreme National Security Council must prevent fans from attending some football matches held in large stadiums, the daily Iran has reported, quoting Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli.
Mr. Fazli’s remarks were made in response to videos shared on social media in which football fans...
Asian Games – Iran’s Moradi Sets World Record in Weightlifting
JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Reuters)-Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi broke the world record in the 94kg snatch event by lifting 189kg. He eclipsed the previous mark of 188kg set by Akakios Kakiavilis of Greece in 1999.
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Trump Administration “Spiteful” – Rouhani
Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States is seeking "regime change" in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current U.S....
U.S. Is Seeking Regime Change in Iran – Rouhani
Oct 14 (Reuters) - The United States is seeking "regime change" in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, adding that the current U.S....
Iranians To Protest over Suspicious Death of Seven-Year-Old, Donya Veisi
By Natasha Phillips
A protest is taking place today in the village of Garmash in Kurdistan (Iran) to highlight the death of Donya Veisi, a...
Iran Parliament Passes Measures Against Funding Terrorism
DUBAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament approved new measures against funding terrorism on Sunday, changes that officials hope will move Tehran closer to...
U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Puts New Focus on Iran and Proxies
By Roberta Rampton and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is giving greater priority to Iran and radical groups it backs...
Iran Faces Sensitive Time Due to America, Economic Woes – Leader Says
GENEVA, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The people of Iran face a sensitive time because of the pressure from America and economic problems, Supreme Leader...
Germany, Israel Agree Iran Must Never Have Nuclear Weapons-Merkel
JERUSALEM, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Germany and Israel agree that Iran should never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons but they differ on how...
Pompeo Says Iran Is Origin of Threat to U.S. Missions in Iraq
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran on Wednesday for threats to American missions in Iraq...
U.S. Withdraws from International Accords, Says UN World Court ‘Politicized’
By Roberta Rampton, Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie van den Berg
WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday pulled out of two international...
The number of transgender persons who have decided to undergo sex reassignment surgery (SRS) in Iran has significantly increased in recent years, according to the health website Salamat News (salamatnews.com), citing a report by the Islamic Republic of Iran...
By Christian Lowe
MOSCOW, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, the United States and Russia can between them raise global output in the next 18 months to compensate for falling oil supplies from Iran and elsewhere, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick...
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Sanctions that the United States reimposed on Iran have been more effective than expected, President Donald Trump's national security adviser said, although he noted the continuation of regional activity by Tehran opposed...
By Fred Parvaneh
British-Iranian Asal Shirazi is a quiet, unassuming mother of five children who has studied law, medicine, and aromatherapy. She is also a licensed skin practitioner.
Asal suffers from a life-threatening autoimmune disorder, yet soldiers on and has created...
Yara Shahidi is the Iranian-African-American star of the critically acclaimed ABC show Black-ish (which ran from 2014 until earlier this year) and an outspoken advocate for diversity in Hollywood and the importance of education for girls. She also just...
By Natasha Phillips
Safwan Masri’s “Tunisia: An Arab Anomaly”, explores the key ingredients which helped Tunisia transition from authoritarian rule to peaceful democracy. The book charts the Arab Spring, which began in 2011, and also looks at Tunisia’s roots, as...
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Tomato Squeeze: US Sanctions Begin to Distort Iran’s Economy
By Andrew Torchia and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
DUBAI/LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Tomato paste is not the most obvious economic indicator, but in Iran, where it...
Overcoming Economic Hardships Requires Extraordinary Effort – Khamenei
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered officials to urgently find solutions to ease an economic...
Iran Says Missile Attack in Syria Killed 40 “Leaders” of Islamic...
LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Iran said the missile attack it launched in Syria on Monday had killed 40 "top leaders" of Islamic State,...
Iran Says It Won’t Comment yet on Missing Journalist Khashoggi Case – TV
DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it will adopt a wait-and-see approach to the case of prominent critic of Tehran’s arch rival Saudi Arabia Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared on Oct. 2 after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. “We prefer to wait until more details and facts are revealed … It is […]
Women’s Rights Activist Parvin Bakhtiarnejad Dies at Age 56
Parvin Bakhtiarnejad, an Iranian researcher, journalist and women’s rights and social activist, died on October 9 at Tehran’s Rajaei Hospital, following a long battle with thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder. She was 56 years old. Mrs. Bakhtiarnejad and her husband Reza Alijani, a political activist, had left Iran with their son after the 2009 presidential […]
Young Survivors of Yemen School Bus Air Strike Return to Class
SAADA, Yemen, Oct 10 (Reuters) – In a small school in Yemen’s Saada province, the absence of dozens of their classmates killed in an air strike on a bus weighed heavily on the young survivors as they returned to classes. Ahmad Ali Hanash, 14, struggled to hold back tears as he recalled the friends he […]
Single Iranian Women Still Banned from Foreign Travel Without Fathers’ Consent
The Judicial and Legal Committee of the Majlis (the Iranian Parliament) has rejected a proposal that would allow single women 28 years and older to travel abroad without the written consent of their fathers or legal male guardians. Members of the Women’s Committee of the Majlis have been pushing for this bill for some time. […]
Iranian Women Must Be Allowed into Stadiums, Olympics President Says
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), held talks on September 25 on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Mr. Bach and Gianni Infantino, the president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), have been staunch advocates […]
Majority of Iranians Affected by Severe Drought, Says Expert
Close to 97 percent of the Iranian population, meaning more than 77 million people, are living in drought-stricken regions, says Sadegh Ziaeian, the director of the National Emergency Management of Drought and Meteorological Disasters. Mr. Ziaeian warned: “The situation has reached a critical level in the provinces of Qom, Khuzestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Hormozgan, Yazd, Chaharmahal […]
Mazandaran Environment Department Halts Mount Damavand Climbs
All climbs to the summit of Mount Damavand have been suspended until further notice, says Ali Akbar Yadollahi, the deputy director of the Department of Environment of the northern province of Mazandaran. “Amateur climbers are permanently banned from scaling the mountain because they litter the ground with plastic bottles, and drive their cars to the […]
Tehran Province’s Surface Layer Could Collapse, Scientist Warns
The chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks and the over-pumping of the groundwater and reservoirs in Varamin Plain could eventually cause the collapse of the entire surface layer of Tehran province, according to Mehrdad Katal Mohseni, the deputy director of the Tehran Municipality Department of Environment. In a meeting with farmers and factory owners in Varamin County, […]
Iran Has 3,000-4,000 Working Centrifuges – Parliament Speaker
GENEVA, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Iran has between 3,000 and 4,000 active centrifuges, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency – still within the limit allowed under its troubled nuclear deal with world powers. The rare announcement of specific data on the nuclear programme came days after Iran’s nuclear chief […]
Drought in Sistan and Baluchestan Could Cause Mass Migration
Severe drought will soon force more than half a million people in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan to migrate to other parts of the country, says Mohammad Naeim Aminifard, the representative from Iranshahr to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament.) “People in Sistan and Baluchestan have lost everything, and have nowhere to go. Most people […]
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U.S. Investigating Possible Stanchart Iran Breaches After 2012 Deal -CEO
By Lawrence White
LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are investigating whether Standard Chartered breached Iran-related compliance rules as recently as 2013, a year...
Iran Is New Transit Point for Somali Charcoal in Illicit Trade...
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn...
U.S. Rejects Iran’s Legal Claim to Recover $1.75 Bln in Frozen...
THE HAGUE, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The United States on Monday asked judges at the International Court of Justice to throw out a claim...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Lawsuit Against U.S. Is An Attempt to Stop Sanctions
In a tweet on July 14, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Iran had filed a lawsuit against the U.S. with the International Court of...
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OPINION: Why U.S. Sanctions Won’t Change Iran’s Foreign Policy
By Maysam Behravesh
Oct 8 (Reuters) - The messages from Tehran are stark. On October 1, Iranian forces fired six missiles at Islamic State positions...
OPINION: How Temporary Marriage, or Sigheh, is Spreading in Iran
By Shokouh Mirzadegi
There have been news reports about the mushrooming of “chastity houses,” particularly in holy cities, and their increasing popularity with male foreign...
OPINION: 28 Mordad, the Myth That Haunts Iran
By Amir Taheri
When writing of non-Western societies in the past century or so, many Western European and North American historians and chroniclers adopt one...
OPINION: Why Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ Plan Won’t Curb Iran
By Maysam Behravesh
(Maysam Behravesh is a journalist at the TV channel, Iran International and a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at...
OPINION: Iranian Regime’s Inability to Deliver Economic Well-Being
July 23, 2018
Iranians hoped that the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) would ease sanctions, reboot the economy and improve their lives. Yet...
OPINION: Where Is Trump Headed with His Tougher Policy Toward Iran?
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's offer of dialogue with Tehran belies a hardening of U.S. policy that intensifies economic...
