Friday, September 4, 2026

Diplomacy on a Plank

Artist: Behnam Mohammadi By Kayhan Life Staff In the latest episode of the Islamic Republic’s long-running political drama, the supreme cleric marches resolutely toward the void — cane in hand, finger raised skyward — as if...

Mohammad Javad Zarif is Ayatollah Khamenei’s Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop

By Behnam Mohammadi Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is likened to one of Hitler's aides by Polish MEP Radosław Tomasz during an EU Parliamentary debate on Iran's human rights violations, in Brussels this week.  

Women’s Movement in Iran

By Behnam Mohammadi  

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...

The Champion of Death

By Ahmad Barakizadeh

Iran’s Arms Embargo Ends and Its Arms Deals Begin

By Ahmad Barakizadeh  The end of the Iran arms embargo in October will enable the Islamic Republic to purchase Russian and Chinese arms.  

Iran – Azerbaijan Tensions at the Border

By Ahmad Barakizadeh

Cartoon of the Week

By Behnam Mohammadi The Position/Standing of Women in Azadi (Freedom) Stadium  

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?

Putin – Prisoner of His Own War

By Behnam Mohammadi