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...
The Week in Review: September 18th – September 25th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 25.09.20
Iran’s COVID-19 death toll continued to climb this week, with more than 25,000 reported fatalities in total.
The number of deaths related to the novel Coronavirus is the highest in the...
Jailed Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Removed From Hospital, Husband Says
By Natasha Phillips
Nasrin Sotoudeh -- the Iranian human rights lawyer who was sentenced to 33 years in prison and 148 lashes in 2019 on charges including “activities against national security,” has been taken out...
The Week in Review: September 11th – September 18th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 18.09.20
Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif did not travel to Europe this week, after it was reported that he would make several stops in the region, including visits to the UK,...
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Denied Medical Treatment, Husband Says
By Natasha Phillips
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman who has been detained in Iran since 2016 on spying charges and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, has been denied medical treatment after refusing to allow a Revolutionary Guard...
The Week in Review: September 4th – September 11th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 11.09.20
Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif could be traveling to Britain next week, according to reports by Iranian media outlets.
Zarif’s plans to visit Europe could centre around an agenda to ask...
The Week in Review: August 28th – September 4th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 04.09.20
Lawmakers within Iran-backed Hezbollah nominated Mustapha Adib as Lebanon’s next Prime Minister, after the country’s cabinet resigned over an explosion in Beirut port which killed more than 190 people and...
Former Trump Aide Says UN Sanctions on Iran Must Be Restored
By Natasha Phillips
The U.S. tried to intensify its Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran last month, with a bid to extend a United Nations arms embargo on the country, as outlined in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The...
