Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Hauling for Iran: Truck Drivers vs. The Regime

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff Protests in Iran have blighted the clerical regime in recent years. Now, the state is grappling with a nationwide strike by truck drivers that has entered its second week, bringing...

Strings of Fate: The Last Dance of the Supreme Puppet

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff This week, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s emissary, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi,  appealed to China and Russia to keep the dialogue between the regime in Tehran and the US alive.  To move...

Behind the Scenes of the Talks in Oman: Protests and a Gold Scandal

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff Last weekend, talks took place in Oman between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding Iran's nuclear program, set against the backdrop of ongoing anti-government demonstrations within...

A Sip of Poison and a Response Penned with Missiles and Blood 

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, agreed in recent days to engage in talks with the Trump administration, albeit indirectly. This was in response to a letter...

Iran’s Nowruz Message to Khamenei: Buzz Off!

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff This year’s Nowruz (Persian New Year) brought with it a renewed and stronger sense of hope among Iranians critical of the Islamic Republic and opposition groups that a change of...

Peace Talks and Power Plays: Yes to Ukraine, No to Khamenei’s Nukes

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff A week after the first direct talks between the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on February 26 that the political dynamics surrounding...

Iran’s Unshackled Voices: Breaking Free from the Chains of Ideology

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff Protests erupted across Iran as students, steelworkers, and nurses took to the streets, voicing their anger with the Islamic Republic in cities such as Tehran, Bushehr, Qazvin, Gilan, Dehdasht, and...

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...

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...

The Axis of Resistance: From Power to Poverty, From Influence to Irrelevance

Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh By Kayhan Life Staff Iran’s theocracy was set back considerably this week following the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria, a once key ally in the Middle East who Iranian officials bolstered...