The Lion Has Risen
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
Millions of Iranians poured into the streets in all of Iran’s 31 provinces on Jan 8 and 9 after a call by Prince Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s...
Fear Changes Sides
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
By Thursday, January 1, protests that erupted on Sunday, December 28, had spread to more than 72 cities across Iran, stitching together a geography of dissent that runs from the...
Shadow of War Looms Over the ‘supreme leader’
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic is navigating one of its most precarious periods in more than four decades.
Diplomatic paralysis, economic pressure, and deep public resentment are threatening not only the clerical state’s...
An Iranian Solstice Tradition: Keeping the Light Alive
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
On the longest night of the year, December 21, Iranians do not retreat from the darkness—they face it together. Shab-e Yalda, the ancient celebration of the winter solstice, has endured...
A Fatal Warning for Iran’s Defenders of Justice
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The death of Khosrow Ali-Kordi, a prominent Iranian lawyer, has renewed scrutiny of what human rights activists describe as a pattern of state-sponsored killings.
Mr. Ali-Kordi, who had repeatedly reported threats...
Ayatollah’s Playbook: Powered by Moscow
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic and Russia have settled into a marriage of convenience held together by sanctions, shared isolation, and a “shadow fleet” of outlaw tankers.
Russian influence now threads so tightly...
X Update Reveals IRGC Cyberarmy
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
A routine update to X’s About This Account tool—now revealing where and how users log in— spotlighted one of the Islamic Republic’s worst-kept secrets: a two-tiered internet system. One offers a free, unfiltered...
Can The Ayatollah’s Nuclear Sprint Be Stopped?
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Will the latest resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors be enough to halt the Islamic Republic’s sprint towards a nuclear weapon? The vote delivered a reminder that the...
Death Roams Iran’s Streets, the Islamic Republic Barely Blinks
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Air pollution has tightened its grip on Iran’s cities with the lethality of the Grim Reaper. This is a public-health emergency claiming tens of thousands of lives every year.
According to...
The Scarecrow Republic
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
By Kayhan Life Staff
Across the Middle East and extending to Africa, the Islamic Republic’s vast network of influence is showing signs of decay. The ideological project that once fueled militancy now resembles a...
