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...
Bravado from the Burrows
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
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...
Trump and the Islamic Republic: War, Peace—and Repeat
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Trump’s War and Peace with the Islamic Republic is written in missiles and blood. Beneath the battered but still-armed regime lies Iran—a stage for their deadly spectacle, with the Iranian...
A Checklist for Ruin
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
As war spreads from Iran to the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and beyond, the Islamic Republic’s strategy remains unchanged: spreading chaos, shifting blame, and raising the stakes—approaching the point...
Rooted in Death
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic has long relied on crisis, war, and repression to preserve its rule. Over time, violence has become more than a means of survival; it has become part...
From Negotiations to War—and Back Again
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Over the past year, relations between Washington and the Islamic Republic have resembled a grim geopolitical seesaw: talks giving way to war, and war leading back to talks. Will the...
Finally, a Finished Project
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
In a country with 65,000 unfinished projects, the Islamic Republic finally managed to complete one thing after a 120-day delay: a funeral.
Embellished and extravagant, it stretched out over six days,...
Khamenei’s Heirs Fight Over Power and Plunder
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
With Ali Khamenei gone and his heir hidden from sight, the Islamic Republic’s remaining commanders are busy dividing the estate, and planning how to eliminate rivals. One faction wants a...
Feeding the IRGC: Dollars, Corn, and Soybeans
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Washington-Tehran plan carries a bitter paradox: sweeteners meant to coax the Islamic Republic into compliance could end up feeding the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. If billions are unlocked and...
