All About Oscar-Nominated Iranian Documentary ‘Cutting through Rocks’ — Will It Win Next Month?
By Kayhan Life Staff
An award-winning Iranian documentary is in the running for an Oscar next month: "Cutting Through Rocks" is nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards on...
EXCLUSIVE: More than 100 Personalities Urge IRGC Terror Listing, Visa Bans After Iran Protest...
By Kayhan Life Staff
More than 100 international lawyers and public figures have released an open letter, a copy of which was provided exclusively to Kayhan Life, urging immediate global action after what they describe...
The Iran Talks: Cutting Deals With the Executioner
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
President Trump says he hopes talks with Iran will lead to Tehran agreeing to no nuclear weapons and no missiles. At the same time, he is considering sending another aircraft...
Movie Shot Covertly in Iran, Smuggled Out Wins Sundance Festival’s Special Jury Award
By Kayhan Life Staff
An Iranian feature film shot covertly in Iran and smuggled out of the country has won a special jury award at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Written, directed and produced by...
EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Protest Survivors Describe Live Gunfire, Bloodshed
By Firoozeh Nordstrom
Until 2026, daily life for many Tehranis consisted of patiently suppressing their anger at the heavy traffic and smog and receiving regular admonitions from the state. Then, in early January of this...
The Clerics Want Time. Iranians Want Change!
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The United States and the Islamic Republic are meeting in Oman. Whether these talks end with big news, a handshake, or nothing at all, they probably won’t change the real...
‘Iranian New Wave’ Film Festival Opens At London’s Barbican With Movie Banned in Iran
By Nazanine Nouri
The Barbican Center, one of London’s leading cultural institutions, launched its annual festival of Iranian cinema after last year’s event ranked as one of its most successful film programs ever. The festival...
Iranian Activists Demand Probe of Chemical Weapons Use in Crackdown
By Kayhan Life Staff
A group of Iranian human rights organizations, civil society groups, doctors, and legal experts is urging the world’s chemical weapons watchdog to investigate the Islamic Republic’s suspected use of chemical agents...
EXCLUSIVE: Witness of Deadly Karaj Crackdown Speaks Out
By Roshanak Astaraki
Until the nationwide uprising that erupted in Iran in January 2026, the Mesbah district of Karaj, a major city west of Tehran, was not exactly a hotbed of protest.
Many residents of the...
EXCLUSIVE: Isfahan Residents Describe the Deadly Crackdown on Protesters
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran began the year 2026 amid intense political unrest, economic collapse, and widespread mistrust of the Islamic Republic. On Jan. 8 and 9, the country erupted into mass demonstrations that were met...
