Survey of 50,000 Iranians Finds Almost Half Are No Longer Religious
By Natasha Phillips
A survey of 50,000 Iranians has found that nearly half of respondents said they had lost their faith and were no longer religious.
The survey, which was published in June by the Netherlands-based Group for Analyzing...
The Week in Review: October 23rd – October 30th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 30.10.20
Satellite pictures released this week confirmed that the Iranian government was rebuilding a nuclear facility in Nantaz, after it was destroyed by an unexplained fire in July.
The images appear to...
The Week in Review: October 16th – October 23rd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 23.10.20
Iran found itself at the centre of a scandal involving U.S. voting registration details this week.
Along with Moscow, Tehran was accused of trying to meddle with the U.S. presidential elections...
Meet A Star of Israeli Thriller “Tehran”, Shila Ommi
By Natasha Phillips
Israeli espionage thriller “Tehran” has been watched by viewers around the world and now been snapped up by Apple TV Plus, following its debut on Israel’s Kan 11 network this summer.
The eight-part series follows...
The Week in Review: October 9th – October 16th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 16.10.20
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif, visited China to discuss a 25-year strategic partnership agreement between the two countries, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Discussions between the diplomats included plans to...
Nobel Prizewinner Shirin Ebadi Joins Campaign To Ban Iran From International Sporting Events
By Natasha Phillips
Shirin Ebadi, a former judge who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for pioneering the rights of children, women and refugees in Iran, has joined a campaign led by human-rights activists and athletes to ban the Islamic...
The Week in Review: October 2nd – October 9th
KayhanLife · Flash Breifing 09.10.20
Iran continued to reel from a spike in Covid-19 infections, as the Ministry of Health reported a total of 488,236 cases in the country. The Ministry said there had been...
U.S. Post-Election Talks With Iran Will Not Be Led By Rouhani or Zarif, Analyst Says
By Natasha Phillips
Negotiations between Washington and Tehran after the U.S. elections next month will not include Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani or Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, according to Mehdi Khalaji, a fellow at the Washington...
The Week in Review: September 25th – October 2nd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 02.10.20
Coronavirus infections in Iran continued to spread throughout the country, with at least 26,000 deaths in total recorded by the ministry of health.
The ministry also reported 3,825 new COVID-19 cases...
China Trade Deal Could Endanger Iran’s Sovereignty, Warns Petition to U.N.
By Natasha Phillips
A petition sent to the United Nations last week and signed by 113 Iranian-born personalities has raised concerns about a trade deal between Iran and China.
Discussions between Iran and China on the...
