Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Battle Fatigues On, Supreme Leader Gone

Artist: Behnam Mohammadi By: Kayhan Life Staff Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen in public since June 19. His absence was conspicuous during a state funeral in Tehran on June 28, held for top commanders and...

Double Fork for a Young Protester

By Behnam Mohammadi  Navid Afkari, an award winning wrestler arrested after a protest in Shiraz in August 2018, has been accused of murdering a security agent and moharebeh (waging war against God ). Afkari was...

Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Terrorists

By Behnam Mohammadi

The Ayatollah Insists the Talks Are Indirect!

Artist: Behnam Mohammadi By Kayhan Life Staff Tehran’s decision to engage with the US in talks about its nuclear program caused confusion this week. While US President Donald Trump suggested those talks would be direct, the Islamic...

Fighting Tooth and Nail

By Ahmad Barakizadeh
Iran in the Time of Corona

Iran in the Time of Corona

By Ahmad Barakizadeh  

The Ayatollah’s Pivot to the East

By Behnam Mohammadi The secret 25-year military, energy and trade agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran & China, authorised by Ali Khamenei has triggered resentment among the Iranian public and social media activists....

Nowhere to Run

By Ahmad Barakizadeh

Status of Human Rights in Iran

By Ahmad Barakizadeh

The Origami War

Artist: Behnam Mohammadi By Kayhan Life Staff The U.S.–Islamic Republic war is trapped in paperwork. Tehran presented its wish list before a cease-fire.  Trump called it “garbage” and did not finish reading. For now, the two sides...