The Week in Review: June 23rd – June 30th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 30.06.23
June 30 - Members of Iran’s leadership met with senior officials from Iraq’s Shia Coordination Framework in Tehran this week, according to the Shia Islam news outlet Shafaqna.
The Framework is...
The Week in Review: January 1st – January 8th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 08.01.21
The Iranian government said it had resumed its Uranium enrichment programme at an underground nuclear facility, taking its levels up to 20%, in breach of terms set out in the...
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...
The Week in Review: July 31st – August 7th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 07.08.20
An explosion in Beirut’s port on Tuesday, has left at least 145 people dead and more than 4,000 injured. Lebanese officials have blamed the blast on a warehouse filled with...
The Week in Review: March 1st – March 8th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 8.3.24
March 8 - The UK government said that it believed Iran had supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its second year.
The UK’s Defense Minister Grant...
The Week in Review: December 29th – January 5th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 05.01.24
Jan. 5 - A senior Houthi official, Mohammad Abdul Salam has thanked Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian for the Iranian regime’s “strong” support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war.
The officials...
Arrest of Unclothed Student Puts Iran’s Women Back in Global Spotlight
By Natasha Phillips
The detention of a female university student who publicly stripped to her undergarments to protest the mandatory hijab has once again put the status of Iranian women and their incarceration in the international spotlight.
Ahoo Daryaei was seen on videos...
The Week in Review: December 8th – December 15th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 15.12.23
Dec. 15 - Iran’s President Ibrahim Raisi has cancelled a trip to Switzerland following a legal complaint submitted by opposition figures in the country calling for his arrest.
The complaint was...
The Week in Review: August 20th – August 27th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 27.08.21
Aug. 27 - Iran’s parliament approved all but one of President Ebrahim Raisi’s nominated cabinet ministers this week.
Several of Raisi’s cabinet members are on US or EU sanctions lists, including...
Islamic Republic Postpones Tough New Hijab and Chastity Law
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government has been prevented by its own National Security Council from passing the Hijab and Chastity Law, a draconian new package of legislation which would further criminalize women and girls for failing to follow the...
