ANALYSIS: Forty-Six Years After Revolution, Iran’s Economy Is Struggling
By Roshanak Astaraki
Forty-six years after the Islamic Revolution, which promised free water, electricity, and the distribution of oil wealth to the people, Iran’s economy is now facing one of its most critical moments.
The national...
Setting Iran’s Riches Ablaze for Deadly Ambitions
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Wednesday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran's theocracy, stated that Iran should further enhance its military capabilities, particularly its missile program. His remark followed threats of military action...
Flash Briefing: Feb. 15, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 15.02.25
Feb. 15 - Anti-government protests flared up in Iran this week, with many of the demonstrations being led by young people inside the country.
Videos circulating on social media showed protests...
Iranian Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi at ‘Imminent Risk of Execution,’ Lawyer Says
By Natasha Phillips
The Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi, who was sentenced to death in July on charges of “armed insurrection” and “membership of opposition groups,” is now at imminent risk of execution, according to...
Collection of Poems By Female Iranian Poets, ‘Songs of Freedom,’ Launched in London
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ten female poets – nine of them Iranian, and one of them Afghan – launched a collection of poems titled "Songs of Freedom" in an event at the Kensington Central Library...
‘Persia, Politics, and Prison’: Hassan Nemazee Discusses New Memoir, Remembers 1970s Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Hassan Nemazee, the Harvard-educated Iranian entrepreneur who served time in prison in the United States on financial charges, has just released his memoir “Persia, Politics & Prison: A Life in Three...
Khamenei Rejects Any Talks With Donald Trump Amid Revolution’s 46th Anniversary
By Ahmad Rafat
On the eve of the 46th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, led by Ruhollah Khomeini, and shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)...
The Engaging Grip of Maximum Pressure
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump reinstated his “Maximum Pressure” policy against the Islamic Republic of Iran to prevent it from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
While signing the order, he expressed...
Former White House Speechwriter Rosshirt Discusses Breakdown, Childhood in Iran
By Nazenin Ansari
Tom Rosshirt is an American author and strategist who works with leaders in business, philanthropy, and academia, and spent three years in Iran as a child. Rosshirt was President Bill Clinton's national...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Could Soon Engage in Negotiations With Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
President Donald Trump of the United States and his advisors have consistently expressed their intention to engage in negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran and pressure Tehran’s leadership into altering its...
