Flash Briefing: November 21, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 21.11.25
Nov. 21 - The Islamic Republic of Iran said it was willing to resume negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program as long as its red lines were...
Can The Ayatollah’s Nuclear Sprint Be Stopped?
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Will the latest resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors be enough to halt the Islamic Republic’s sprint towards a nuclear weapon? The vote delivered a reminder that the...
ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic Is Set to Post Major Budget Deficit in 2026-27
By Roshanak Astaraki
As work begins on next year’s budget bill, a looming deficit in the 2026–27 fiscal year has become a central concern. For years, successive governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran have...
Inflation in Iran Is Causing Malnutrition and Food Insecurity, Data Shows
By Kayhan Life Staff
Statistics indicate that consumption of essential, nutritious foods in Iran has sharply declined amid rising inflation and the erosion of household purchasing power. As a result, a significant portion of the...
As Drought Tightens Grip, Islamic Republic Stages Rain Ritual
By Kayhan Life Staff
Dozens of affiliates and loyalists of the Islamic Republic gathered on Friday at the Saleh Shrine mosque for a state-organized rain prayer, as Iran faces one of its worst water crises...
Flash Briefing: November14, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 14.11.25
Nov. 14 - The U.S.’s Special Envoy to Syria said Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa would actively assist the U.S. in dismantling Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, and several of the...
Death Roams Iran’s Streets, the Islamic Republic Barely Blinks
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Air pollution has tightened its grip on Iran’s cities with the lethality of the Grim Reaper. This is a public-health emergency claiming tens of thousands of lives every year.
According to...
Nazanin Boniadi, Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Discuss Iran at One Young World Summit
By Natasha Phillips
The British-Iranian actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi and the former political prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, discussed the plight of political prisoners in Iran during the One Young World Summit in Munich on Nov....
Georgetown Honors Iran’s First Minister for Women, Mahnaz Afkhami
By Nazenin Ansari
Georgetown University honored the legacy of Iran’s first and only Minister for Women’s Affairs, Mahnaz Afkhami, in a symposium on Nov. 4. Afkhami, who spoke at the symposium, held the position from...
The Scarecrow Republic
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
Across the Middle East and extending to Africa, the Islamic Republic’s vast network of influence is showing signs of decay. The ideological project that once fueled militancy now resembles a...
