INTERVIEW: Artist Shadi Ghadirian Discusses Gender Roles in Iran, Wounds of War
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Shadi Ghadirian is one of Iran’s leading contemporary artists. One of the first artists to emerge in the post-revolutionary period, she produces photographs that juxtapose historical and contemporary elements to reflect the...
Iran’s Christians Are Used in Hostage Diplomacy, Face Rising Prison Sentences, Report Says
By Natasha Phillips
Prison terms for Christians in Iran arrested for practicing their faith increased sixfold in 2024, and one Christian man with dual nationality was allegedly taken hostage as leverage for the release of...
ANALYSIS: Collapsing Currency, Energy Shortages Hurt Iran’s Economy
By Roshanak Astaraki
Six months into Massoud Pezeshkian’s presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, his key economic promises are far from fulfilled. There is a significant disconnect between these promises and the actual performance...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Badly Weakened in Mideast
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing significant losses as a Middle Eastern power, not only in terms of its proxy armed groups but also in countries that were previously part of...
Flash Briefing: Jan. 18, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 18.01.25
Jan. 18 - Nahid Taghavi, a German-Iranian women’s rights activist detained by Iran officials in 2020 was released this week and returned to Germany.
Her daughter Mariam Claren, who campaigned extensively...
The Octopus of Terror Loses its Proxies
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The leader of Iran's theocracy, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had no choice last month but to play down the significant damage inflicted on its axis of resistance by Israel's military operations...
German-Iranian Hostage Taghavi Released in Iran; France Says Its Hostage Has Been Tortured
By Natasha Phillips
Nahid Taghavi, a 70-year-old German-Iranian women’s rights campaigner who was arrested in Tehran in October 2020 while on a visit to the country, was released from prison in Iran and returned to...
EXCLUSIVE: Why Islamic Republic Allowed Prompt Release of Italian Reporter
By Ahmad Rafat
In less than a week, two hostages were freed from prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran and returned to their respective countries: Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, and Nahid Taghavi, a...
The West Must Not ‘Bank on the Iranian Regime,’ Warns Renowned Journalist Amir Taheri
By Nazenin Ansari
Kayhan London and Kayhan Life recently conducted video interviews with Amir Taheri, the Chairman of Gatestone Europe and a renowned Iranian journalist who was the editor-in-chief of Kayhan Daily from 1972 to 1979.
Taheri discussed...
ANALYSIS: Trump’s Return Is Major Worry For Khamenei
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has called on government officials to firmly reject any “demands from the United States and Israel under any circumstances.”
In a speech on Jan. 8 attended by senior...
