The Week in Review: July 12th – July 19th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 19.07.24
July 19 - Information obtained by US authorities about a plot by the Islamic Republic to assassinate former US President Donald Trump was shared with the lawmaker’s campaign team ahead...
Islamic Republic Is Allegedly Hiring Crime Gangs to Kill Opponents in Europe
By Ahmad Rafat
The arrest of two individuals in the Netherlands has exposed a strong link between the security agencies of the Islamic Republic and the infamous “Mocro-Maffia” drug gang operating in the Netherlands and...
Iranian Artist Farhad Moshiri Dies At 61; His ‘Eshgh’ Made Headlines in 2007
By Kayhan Life Staff
Farhad Moshiri, one of Iran’s most prominent and successful contemporary artists, died this week at the age of 61. His dealers, Galerie Perrotin in Paris, confirmed the death. He passed away...
New UN Rapporteur on Iran Is Expert on Death Penalty
By Natasha Phillips
Dr. Mai Sato, an associate professor at the prestigious Monash University in Australia, has been appointed as the next United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran by the UN Human...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s New President Is Unlikely to Alter Nation’s Foreign Policy
By Kayhan Life Staff
On July 6, Masoud Pezeshkian was elected president of the 14th government of the Islamic Republic of Iran amidst a muddle of crises across all sectors. Even the most optimistic analysts...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s New President Masoud Pezeshkian Is No Moderate
By Ahmad Rafat
Western governments have eagerly been awaiting the election of a new Iranian president – one who could be perceived as a reformist and moderate figure, and allow them to justify restarting nuclear...
The Week in Review: July 5th – July 12th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 12.07.24
July 12 - The Islamic Republic’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said Tehran was still engaging in indirect talks about its nuclear program with Washington.
The discussions, which are being...
Iranian Female Labor Activist Faces Death Sentence; Human Rights Group Protests
By Natasha Phillips
A death sentence pronounced by Iran’s judiciary against Sharifeh Mohammadi, a female Kurdish labor activist, has been “strongly” condemned by the international human rights group Frontline Defenders (FD).
Mohammadi was arrested on Dec. 5 on...
