Awardwinning Filmmaker Rasoulof Speaks to Kayhan Life; Movie Is Out in Europe
By Ahmad Rafat
The award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s film “There Is No Evil” (2020) has just been released in cinemas across Europe. The film has won the top prize at several film festivals, including...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Elections Draw Worst-Ever Turnout
By Ahmad Rafat
Elections for the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) and the sixth Assembly of Experts (which has the power to appoint Iran’s Supreme Leader) were held on March 1.
According to official data, the recent election...
Iranian Journalists Urge Their Association to Change Discriminatory Membership Rules
By Ahmad Rafat
In 1997, the Association of Iranian Journalists began its activities as the Iranian branch of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Two months after the 2009 presidential elections, the association was shut...
Iranian Women Athletes Win Medals For Taekwondo In Paris 2024 Olympics
By Ahmad Rafat
Mobina Nematzadeh, an Iranian taekwondo competitor, won a bronze medal in the 49-kilogram category at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, becoming the second Iranian woman to secure an Olympic medal.
Another notable performance...
Iran Takes Dual Nationals Hostage to Get Money from West, Says Nobel Winner Ebadi
By Ahmad Rafat
In early January, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a 40-year-old Iranian-British woman, and Narges Mohammadi, another detainee at Tehran’s Evin prison, went on a three-day hunger strike after the prison authorities refused to provide them...
ANALYSIS: Iraq Is the New Battleground for Iran and Israel
By Ahmad Rafat
Israel has opened a new front in its war against Iran. After Lebanon and Syria, the conflict between the two countries has now spread to Iraq.
There have been a series of...
Iran and China on the Verge of Signing 25-Year Deal
By Ahmad Rafat
After years of talks, Iran and China are reportedly getting ready to sign a wide-reaching 25-year contract. There has been no official announcement regarding the agreement. It is also unclear whether the...
ANALYSIS: Iran Has Executed 225 People Since Late March
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic of Iran has conducted 70 executions in the space of two weeks. It is hanging people at the rate of three a day. Iranian authorities have executed 225 people...
Prominent Israelis Urge Europe to Recognize Palestinian State
By Ahmad Rafat
The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has generated worldwide protests. On December 18, the U.N. Security Council voted 14-1 in favor of a...
ANALYSIS: A Marriage of Convenience Bolsters Iran’s Mideast Presence
By Ahmad Rafat
The Lebanese press and broadcast media have reported extensively on the recent marriage between Zeinab Soleimani, the daughter of General Ghasem Soleimani -- the slain commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’...
