ANALYSIS: Iran’s Next President Could Be a Former IRGC Commander
By Roshanak Astaraki
Hossein Dehghan, a special advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is the only person so far to have formally announced his candidacy for the Iranian presidential elections, due to be...
‘Islamic Republic’s Days Are Numbered,’ Says Swedish Euro-MP Charlie Weimers
By Roshanak Astaraki
Charlie Weimers, a Swedish representative to the European Parliament who has taken a strong stand against the Islamic Republic and supported the protesters in Iran, gave the following interview to Kayhan Life...
Iran’s Government Is Responsible for Volatile Stock Market, Expert Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
Some Iranian government supporters have described the massive fluctuation in share prices on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) in July as a necessary correction. Others are blaming the government.
Iran announced a plan...
Kayhan Life Exclusive: Interviews With Iran’s Striking Oil Workers
By Roshanak Astaraki
For the first time in four decades, workers in the Iranian oil industry are staging nationwide strikes. The strikes started at 19 oil refineries, petrochemical factories, and power plants on Aug. 1....
Father of Killed 27-Year-Old Protester Pouya Bakhtiari Arrested at Kish Airport
By Roshanak Astaraki
On Monday July 13, Manouchehr Bakhtiari father of 27-year-old Pouya Bakhtiari -- who was shot in the head by Iran’s anti-riot forces during November protests in Iran -- was arrested at Kish...
COVID-19 Has Bankrupted Event Venues in Iran, Affected Wedding Planners, DJs
By Roshanak Astaraki
Half of the events venues in Iran have gone bankrupt since the start of the coronavirus lockdown a few months ago, causing massive job losses, according to Khosrow Ebrahimnia, the head of...
Iran’s Electricity Usage Has Surged During COVID-19 Lockdown, Report Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iranians have used 53,502 megawatts of electricity since the middle of March, a 12.8 percent increase from the same period last year, the Tehran-based Doniya-e-Eghtesad morning newspaper has reported.
Energy experts believe the...
Iranian Migrant Women Forced Into Street Vending in Cities, Activist Says
By Roshanak Astaraki
Many female agricultural workers, livestock farmers, and handicraft artisans from rural regions who have migrated to major cities with their families because of the economic effects of the coronavirus become street vendors,...
Iranian Nurses Fearing Job Loss to Complain to Country’s Administrative Court
By Roshanak Astaraki
Some 536 nurses who were hired on an 89-day fixed-term contract during the peak of the coronavirus epidemic in the northern province of Gilan, and who are now in danger of losing...
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani to Leave Public Life, Teach at University
By Roshanak Astaraki
The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani has said that he plans to leave public life and accept a job as a university professor after stepping down in the coming days.
Mr....
