VIDEO: Iran Ordered Highest Number of Executions Since 2015 Last Year
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran Human Rights, an Iranian non-governmental organization focusing mostly on the death penalty, presented its 15th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran in Paris this week, in cooperation with ECPM,...
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...
Iran at the Venice Biennale: A Visit to the Iranian Pavilion
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran is among the 85 countries taking part this year in the Venice Biennale, the world's largest and oldest art fair. The 57th Biennale opened on May 13 and runs through November...
ANALYSIS: Iran Prepares for New Round of Talks with The West
By Ahmad Rafat
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has instructed the Expediency Council to revisit the principal components of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations, in an apparent effort to pave the way...
Banned Iranian Directors Are In Competition For Top Berlin Film Festival Prize
By Ahmad Rafat
A movie by two Iranian directors currently facing a travel ban is in competition for the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival, or Berlinale, which is due to be held from Feb....
My Damavand, 100 Paintings by Bijan Daneshmand
By Ahmad Rafat
Mount Damavand, a potentially active stratovolcano (5670 mt high), is the highest peak in Iran, the 12th most prominent peak in the world and the second most prominent in Asia after Mount...
ANALYSIS: Will the Iran-Nuclear Deal Talks Be Resuming in Tokyo?
By Ahmad Rafat
Japanese newspapers have reported that Japan will mediate a round of talks to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal. While Vienna was the site of...
US-Iran Relations and the Namazis
April 29, 2017
Ahmad Rafat (Kayhan-London Exclusive)
At a news conference held on Tuesday 25 April, 2017 in Vienna, Babak Namazi called for the unconditional release of his father and brother, Mohammad Baqer and Siamak Namazi....
ANALYSIS: Abraham Accord Could Weaken Iran and Bring Peace to Middle East
By Ahmad Rafat
The Abraham Accord, a historic peace agreement reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Aug. 13, could end the 70-year conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and change the face...
ANALYSIS: Low Voter Turnout Expected in Iran Elections, Poll Shows
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic Republic has, once again, urged Iranians to vote in an election, the outcome of which is a foregone conclusion. Most people believe that Ebrahim Raisi, the current head of the...
