‘Ban IRGC’ Campaign Urges UK to Identify Revolutionary Guards As A Terrorist Organization
By Kayhan Life Staff
Lotus Advocacy, a UK-based think tank, has launched a campaign calling on the British government to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and to designate it as a terrorist organization, arguing...
Iranian Households Cut Back on Chicken, Dairy Products As Prices Skyrocket
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian families squeezed by skyrocketing prices and stagnant wages are drastically reducing their food purchases and cutting back on chicken and dairy products.
Abdollah Ghasemi, a board member of the Gilan Province...
Women-Led Home-Based Businesses Devastated by Internet Blackout in Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Home-based businesses in Iran engaged in activities such as handicrafts and ecotourism have been devastated by the Internet blackout in force since the Feb. 28 outbreak of the war with the...
The Origami War
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The U.S.–Islamic Republic war is trapped in paperwork. Tehran presented its wish list before a cease-fire. Trump called it “garbage” and did not finish reading. For now, the two sides...
Thousands of Businesses Shut Down In Iran Because of Internet Blackout
By Kayhan Life Staff
Thousands of businesses in Iran are shutting down because of the Internet blackout imposed by the Islamic Republic since the Feb. 28 outbreak of the war with the U.S. and Israel....
Hormuz Conflict: Day 70
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Both sides are seeking a temporary arrangement to prevent renewed conflict and stabilize strait shipping, raising hopes of a breakthrough.
At France’s Molière Awards, Playwright Aila Navidi Makes Stirring Speech on Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Aila Navidi — a French-Iranian playwright and director who in 2024 won a Molière, France’s most prestigious stage award — made a poignant speech about Iran at this year’s Molières ceremony.
Navidi...
Iranian Workers Face Job Losses, Increasing Poverty
By Roshanak Astaraki
May 1 marked International Workers’ Day, also known as Labor Day in some countries. For Iranian workers, however, the day was far from a celebration of their contributions to the economy and...
Iran’s Economic Crisis Hits Women Hardest As They Suffer Mass Layoffs
By Kayhan Life Staff
Women in the workplace in Iran are suffering mass layoffs because of the prolonged internet shutdown in Iran -- now into its third month -- and the ongoing war.
Traditional views about...
Staging Unity, Deepening Divide
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic stages nightly pro-regime rallies to project unity, loyalty, and legitimacy. Yet as it tightens the noose through executions, arrests, and continuing internet blackout, the gulf between Iran...
