Dual Nationals Should Not Travel To Iran, German Government Warns
By Natasha Phillips
German-Iranian dual nationals have been warned not to travel to Iran by the German government, after a 66 year-old Cologne resident was arrested in Tehran.
Nahid Taghavi, a retired architect who has lived...
The Week in Review: December 4th – December 11th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 11.12.20
The Trump administration imposed more sanctions on Iranian officials this week, which some experts said were triggered to put pressure on the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group backed by the...
The Week in Review: November 27th – December 4th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 04.12.20
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a man the Iranian government claimed was a prominent nuclear scientist, was assassinated in Iran this week.
The Islamic Republic accused Israel of being behind the killing and threatened...
Iran’s Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Is Postponed
By Natasha Phillips
The execution of Swedish-Iranian academic Ahmadreza Djalali which was due to take place this week in Iran has been postponed but not canceled, his wife Vida Mehrannia said.
Dr. Djalali was arrested by...
The Week in Review: November 20th – November 27th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 27.11.20
In a first for Europe, an Iranian official was put on trial this week, after being charged with trying to bomb an anti Iran government meeting in France in 2018.
Iranian...
Iran Hostage Release Must Be Part of Nuclear Deal, Richard Ratcliffe Says
By Natasha Phillips
Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, said parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) should agree to place hostage diplomacy at the heart of any future...
The Week in Review: November 13th – November 20th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 20.11.20
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump asked his top national security advisors what options were available for attacking Iran last week, but later decided against the move, according to a U.S....
Iran’s 2019 Protests Investigated by International Tribunal, Testimonies Pour In
By Natasha Phillips
An international People’s Tribunal established in the Hague to investigate the deaths of protestors in Iran during anti-government demonstrations last year, has been flooded with requests to testify from Iranians inside the...
The Week in Review: November 6th – November 13th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 13.11.20
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, who is looking to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, may find his decision to save the agreement could test his relationship with Israel, experts...
The Week in Review: October 30th– November 6th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 06.11.20
Iran’s government unveiled a new missile system, which officials said was domestically produced and capable of launching long-range ballistic missiles.
The system was presented by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief...