Khamenei’s Heirs Fight Over Power and Plunder
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
With Ali Khamenei gone and his heir hidden from sight, the Islamic Republic’s remaining commanders are busy dividing the estate, and planning how to eliminate rivals. One faction wants a...
Reza Pahlavi Rejects U.S.–Iran MOU, Says Regime Has Suffered Major Blows
By Kayhan Life Staff
In his first appearance on a Persian-language satellite television channel since the signing of the U.S.–Iran Memorandum of Understanding, Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said the Islamic Republic had suffered major...
Feeding the IRGC: Dollars, Corn, and Soybeans
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Washington-Tehran plan carries a bitter paradox: sweeteners meant to coax the Islamic Republic into compliance could end up feeding the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. If billions are unlocked and...
Bread Prices Soar in Iran After Government Cuts Flour Subsidies
By Kayhan Life Staff
Bread prices have flared up in several Iranian cities including Tehran after the government of Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian cut flour subsidies.
At a time of high food inflation and a growing...
Nearly 40% of Iran’s Export Earnings Fail to Return to Country, Analysts Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
Tens of billions of dollars in earnings from Iranian exports have yet to be paid into the country's coffers, according to Islamic Republic officials.
Zabihullah Khodaeian, the head of Iran’s General Inspection...
Iranian Parliamentarian Says $1 Billion in State Medical Funds Are Unaccounted For
By Kayhan Life Staff
A member of the Iranian Parliament, or Majles, has raised questions about $1 billion which were withdrawn from the country's sovereign wealth fund and intended for medical and medicinal use.
In a...
Artist Arash Azadi to Participate in 2027 Sharjah Biennial
By Katty Biglari
Arash Azadi is a multidisciplinary artist whose electroacoustic and experimental music is used in performance art and audiovisual installation. He is among the 109 artists and artist collectives selected to participate in...
Infighting Intensifies Among Islamic Republic’s Leadership As Conflict Continues
By Kayhan Life Staff
Political rivalries among the leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran -- those who were not targeted by Israel during the 40-day war, or who survived the military strikes -- have...
Negotiations Under the Table, War Above It
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Washington and Tehran bargain in whispers while trading missile strikes. Tehran arms proxies, strikes the region, and crushes Iranians at home, while Washington talks diplomacy as it strikes back.
EXCLUSIVE: 17-Year-Old Iranian Protester Dies After Sustaining Injuries in Prison
By Kayhan Life Staff
A 17-year-old Iranian by the name of Mani Rahmani, who was arrested after demonstrating against the regime in January and supporting former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi on Instagram, has died as...
