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.
From Firing Squads to Snipers: The Same War on Iran
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic has upgraded its tools, not its vision. Its real enemy is the society it rules, not America nor Israel.
The Survival Spectacle
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
As arrests and executions increase, the Islamic Republic‘s campaign of survival continues: confiscating the property of those it brands as opponents, enforcing a near-total internet blackout, importing loyalists and proxy...
The Origami War
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The U.S.–Islamic Republic war is trapped in paperwork. Tehran presented its wish list before a cease-fire. Trump called it “garbage” and did not finish reading. For now, the two sides...
Hormuz Conflict: Day 70
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Both sides are seeking a temporary arrangement to prevent renewed conflict and stabilize strait shipping, raising hopes of a breakthrough.
Staging Unity, Deepening Divide
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic stages nightly pro-regime rallies to project unity, loyalty, and legitimacy. Yet as it tightens the noose through executions, arrests, and continuing internet blackout, the gulf between Iran...
They Kill. Then Negotiate.
By Ahmad Barakizadeh
This week marked the 100th day since the January 2026 protests, known as the Sun and Lion Revolution, began as an outcry over economic hardship. It quickly grew into a nationwide challenge...
Will The Islamic Republic Loosen Its Grip On Hormuz?
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Even as hopes rose for a deal, the Islamic Republic sees Hormuz not simply as a passageway, but as a pressure point to choke the world.
Peace, Held Hostage by Hezbollah
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The two-week ceasefire between the United States and the Islamic Republic quickly ran into a stumbling block over Lebanon, after Israel launched some of its heaviest strikes yet there. Tehran...
Nowruz 2585, Iran Looks Beyond the Islamic Republic
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
On March 20, Iranians celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. It arrives with the spring equinox and has roots in ancient traditions of renewal that predate Islam. For many, it...
