Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Will The Islamic Republic Loosen Its Grip On Hormuz?

Artist: Behnam Mohammadi By Kayhan Life Staff Even as hopes rose for a deal, the Islamic Republic sees Hormuz not simply as a passageway, but as a pressure point to choke the world.

Terror Settlement Exposes Islamic Republic’s Manhattan Assets

By Nazenin Ansari On March 23, 2026, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton announced a settlement that ended 17 years of litigation and allowed the victims of what the attorney...
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Gallerist Nader Seyhoun Looks Back On A Lifelong Engagement With Art

By Katty Biglari Masoumeh Seyhoun started the renowned Seyhoun gallery in her family home on Tehran's Shah Avenue back in 1966. It went on to be the longest-running art gallery in Iran. Now, her son...

Peace, Held Hostage by Hezbollah

Artist: Behnam Mohammadi By Kayhan Life Staff The two-week ceasefire between the United States and the Islamic Republic quickly ran into a stumbling block over Lebanon, after Israel launched some of its heaviest strikes yet there. Tehran...

Author Shida Bazyar Is Nominated for International Booker Prize; Winner Announced May 19

By Nazanine Nouri Shida Bazyar -- a German novelist and essayist of Iranian descent who wrote “The Nights are Quiet in Tehran” (translated into English by Ruth Martin) -- has been shortlisted for the prestigious...

OPINION: Iran’s Regular Army Should Side With the People, Rescue the Nation

By Hamed Mohammadi More than three weeks have passed since the start of military operations against the Islamic Republic of Iran. And now, United State forces from the 82nd Airborne Division are on their way...

IRGC Seeks Volunteers Amid Rising Military Casualties in War With U.S.

By Kayhan Life Staff The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched a campaign entitled "For Iran" to persuade citizens to volunteer and join the military effort to fight the U.S.-Israeli offensive launched against the Islamic...

Iranians Celebrate Nowruz Amid Bombings; Mourn Victims of Crackdown

By Kayhan Life Staff Tens of millions of Iranians living inside and outside the country are celebrating the Persian New Year (Nowruz) this weekend, ushering in year 1405 of the Persian calendar. Yet the festivities...

Nowruz 2585, Iran Looks Beyond the Islamic Republic

Artist: Behnam Mohammadi By Kayhan Life Staff On March 20, Iranians celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. It arrives with the spring equinox and has roots in ancient traditions of renewal that predate Islam. For many, it...

British-Iranians Urge U.K. to Toughen Stance on Tehran, Support Pahlavi 

By Kayhan Life Staff More than 130 U.K.-based professionals of Iranian descent have signed a letter urging the British government to prepare for a democratic transition in Iran and naming Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi as...