Friday, January 31, 2025

Islamic Republic Faces Challenges As It Prepares Response to Haniyeh Killing

By Ahmad Rafat Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political office, was killed in Tehran on July 31. In response, the Islamic Republic quickly announced its plan to take retaliatory action against Israel, even though...

Saman Soltani, Iranian Kayaker on Olympics Refugee Team, Leaves Games Full of Hope

By Kayhan Life Saman Soltani, a refugee kayaker originally from Iran, was one of the athletes competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as part of the Olympic Refugee Team – which participated for the...

Iranian Women Athletes Win Medals For Taekwondo In Paris 2024 Olympics 

By Ahmad Rafat Mobina Nematzadeh, an Iranian taekwondo competitor, won a bronze medal in the 49-kilogram category at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, becoming the second Iranian woman to secure an Olympic medal. Another notable performance...
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The Week in Review: August 2nd – August 9th

KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 09.08.24 Aug. 9 - The UK’s Foreign Office warned against all travel to Iran this week, as the Islamic Republic threatened a military retaliation against Israel for its assassination of senior...

Iran’s Ill-Fated Push for War

By Ahmad Barakizadeh

Killing of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran Is Shrouded In Mystery

By Kayhan Life Staff Islamic Republic officials claim that Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was killed on July 31 after a “guided missile” controlled from outside Iran hit the heavily guarded complex where...

Iran’s Minorities Disproportionately Targeted in Crackdowns, UN Mission Reports

By Natasha Phillips Ethnic and religious minority groups in Iran have suffered more than the rest of the population from the government’s crackdowns on the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests which began in 2022, according to an Aug....
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The Week in Review: July 26th – August 2nd

KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 02.08.24 Aug. 2 - The leader of the Islamic Republic in Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, appeared to order a direct attack against Israel this week, following the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail...

The Lethal Embrace in Tehran

By Behnam Mohammadi

Rapper Toomaj Salehi’s Detention Is Focus Of UK Legal Complaint

By Natasha Phillips The arrest and charge of prominent Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi by the Islamic Republic of Iran is the object of a complaint lodged on July 24 with the United Nations Working Group...