Friday, December 19, 2025

OPINION: As Reza Pahlavi Turns 60, A Call for Freedom in Iran

By Cameron Khansarinia Cameron Khansarinia is Policy Director of the National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI), a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to freedom in Iran based in Washington, DC. He is a graduate...

EXCLUSIVE: Meet Champion Speed Climber Farnaz ‘Spider-Woman’ Esmaeilzadeh

By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh   Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh is an Iranian-born speed climber (on rocks, walls, and poles) and the gold medalist at the Canadian National Championship in 2015. She is ranked seventh in the International Federation of...

Former Iran Hostages Co-Found Washington-Based International NGO, Hostage Aid Worldwide

By Natasha Phillips A group of former hostages, including three men previously detained in Iran, have collaborated to form a non-governmental organization in Washington in an effort to stop the unlawful detention of dual nationals...

Iran Showed a Negative Balance of Trade for Non-oil Products in 2020

By Kayhan Life Staff According to a recent report by the Islamic Republic of Iran Central Bank, the country exported and imported $34.998 billion and $38.893 billion worth of goods last year, showing a negative...

ANALYSIS: Iran Prepares for New Round of Talks with The West

By Ahmad Rafat Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has instructed the Expediency Council to revisit the principal components of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations, in an apparent effort to pave the way...

Iranian-Irish Fusion Band Nava Is Nominated for Irish Folk Award; We Meet Co-Founder Coohe

By Kayhan Life Staff Nava is a four-person Iranian-Irish musical group based in Dublin. Formed in 2016 by Irish folk and bluegrass musicians Paddy Kiernan and Niall Hughes, and Iranian born brothers Shahab and Shayan...

Iranian Political Prisoners Are the Focus of A New Clubhouse Room

By Natasha Phillips Political prisoners who have been unjustly detained or killed by the Iranian government are the focus of a new discussion group on the invitation-only social network application Clubhouse. The club — called Be Yad...

U.S. ‘Disappointed’ As UN Security Council Refuses to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran

By Kayhan Life Staff U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker has criticized the UN Security Council for refusing to trigger the “snapback” of all the sanctions on Iran that were...

ANALYSIS: Iran Prepares for Fresh Round of Nuclear Talks

By Ahmad Rafat On Nov. 27, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, dubbed the “father of Iran’s nuclear program,” was killed by unknown attackers who reportedly used a “remote control weapon” to fire on his car on Mostafa Khomeini...