Monday, May 20, 2024

The Week in Review: June 18th – June 25th

KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 25.06.21 Negotiations taking place in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal slowed down this week, as the outcome of Iran’s presidential elections took center stage following Ebrahim Raisi’s confirmation...
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Interview: Iran Behind Latest Rocket Attacks Against U.S. in Iraq, Activist Says

By Ahmad Rafat The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday.  The last time a U.S. president welcomed an Iraqi Prime Minister to the White House was...

Iran Has Fourth Highest Inflation Rate in the World, Official Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran has the fourth highest inflation rate in the world, Ayoub Faramarzi, the deputy director for economics and accounting at the Statistical Center of Iran (SCI) has said. In comments reported by...

Iran Protests Escalate After Abadan Tragedy, With Calls for Regime Change

By Roshanak Astaraki Anti-government protests across Iran have escalated since the start of the Persian New Year in March. Despite a brutal crackdown by the security forces, demonstrators have poured out into the streets of...

Remembering Dariush Pirnia, Veteran Iranian Journalist and Ex-Diplomat

By Kayhan Life Staff Dariush Pirnia, a prominent Iranian journalist and former diplomat during the Pahlavi era, died in Washington DC earlier this week, aged 82. Mr. Pirnia was born on Dec. 23, 1937, in Tehran....
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Regime in Tehran Is Involved in Israel-Hamas War, Says IDF Spokesperson Conricus

By Natasha Phillips   Iran’s regime has been actively involved in the Israel-Hamas war since it began on Oct. 7, but there is no evidence to suggest that it helped plan the initial attack, Lieutenant Colonel...

INSIDE LONDON’S ‘EPIC IRAN’ SHOW: 5,000 Years of Beauty, Splendor and Might  

By Tim Cornwell How do you pack 5,000 years of Iranian art, architecture, archeology, culture, literature, religion, kingship, craftsmanship and contemporary art into the low-light, grey-walled temporary exhibition spaces of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum? With...

Pulitzer Prize for Drama Goes To Iranian-American Playwright Sanaz Toossi For ‘English’

By Nazanine Nouri The Iranian-American playwright Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama – one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. -- for her play “English,”  her first-ever production. It’s the...