The Enemy Within Has a VIP Pass
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Since the war began on Feb. 28, the Islamic Republic has answered public anger with checkpoints, surveillance, and executions. Its “anti-infiltration plan” has a simple rule: suspect the citizen, wave...
Another Candle. Another Noose.
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
As the international community marks the World Day Against the Death Penalty on Oct 10th, in Iran, dozens of prisoners, including women and children, face imminent execution. Their proceedings were...
Regime Resilience? The Barrels Beg to Differ
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The regime boasts of resilience. The barrels beg to differ. No new oil has been loaded at Iran’s terminals since mid-August, and no Iranian oil cargo has crossed the U.S....
Diplomacy Cannot Conceal the Bloodstains
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic’s delegation arrived at the UN as evidence of repression mounted. Four years after Woman, Life, Freedom, Amnesty identified 87 officials for investigation, while UN investigators found crimes...
The Final Crossing
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic rows frantically from one contradiction to the next—each desperate stroke carries it closer to its finish line and the plunge beyond it.
Economic D-Day Meets Military Déjà Vu
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Six months into the war, Washington and Tehran keep the wheels of conflict spinning. As Washington's "economic D-Day" kicked off, so did the barrage of missiles and strikes. The Islamic...
The Final Cut or a Makeover?
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
Washington is gradually dismantling the remaining elements of the regime's power, while Tehran characterizes the situation as a makeover. As sanctions intensify and the dollar strengthens, the Islamic Republic's economy...
The Hanging Regime
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
With the memorandum’s two-month deadline passing and its leverage dwindling, the Islamic Republic is left clinging to power.
After the Deadline, the Reckoning
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The sand has run out on Islamabad’s MOU. Trump says no more talks, leaving the Islamic Republic buried in lost time and missed chances. What will fall next?
Armed, Menacing and Falling Apart
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
Mojtaba Khamenei has not appeared publicly since the war began. In the absence of a visible Supreme Leader, the regime offered proof of life by the appointments of six battle-hardened...
