Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Ailing Iranian-Austrian Prisoner Massud Mossaheb Issues Plea from Evin Jail

By Kayhan Life Staff In a leaked audio file, Massud Mossaheb, a 74-year-old Iranian-Austrian who has been in Tehran’s Evin Prison since January 2019, has appealed to the public to campaign for his release. Mr. Mossaheb,...

ANALYSIS: Taliban Comeback Will Shift Balance of Power in the Region

By Ahmad Rafat The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan at lightning speed last week — 20 years after U.S. military forces removed them from power. Their return and territorial gains in such a short time...

EXCLUSIVE: The Sweet Destiny of Arash Sobhani, The Kiosk Band Leader Speaks to...

By Ahmad Rafat Arash Sobhani is the founder of the pioneering Iranian rock group Kiosk. An architecture graduate, he formed his band before moving to the U.S. Kiosk was one of the prominent bands in...

‘The Internet Is Dead in Iran’: Protests Targeted by Shutdown

By Sanam Mahoozi Sept 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Saeed Souzangar, who runs a technology company in Tehran, is adept at navigating frequent internet disruptions to ensure his business can keep operating, but even he has been...

Remembering Hormoz Farhat, Celebrated Iranian Composer and Musician

By Kayhan Life Staff The celebrated Iranian composer and music professor Hormoz Farhat died on Aug. 16 in Dublin at the age of 93. Professor Farhat had left Iran after the Revolution and lived in Dublin...

Instagram Blocks Kayhan London Account; Backup Site Can Be Used for Access

By Kayhan Life Staff Instagram has blocked Kayhan London’s account. The measure violates freedom of speech and information. Instagram management has yet to provide a reason or explanation for the action. اینستاگرام «طرح صیانت» را پیشاپیش در...

EXCLUSIVE: Kayhan Life Interviews Iran’s Striking Oil Workers 

By Roshanak Astaraki A nationwide strike by Iranian oil workers on fixed-term contracts -- which started a day after the June 18 Iranian presidential elections and spread to 114 oil, gas, and petrochemical companies --...

INSIDE LONDON’S ‘EPIC IRAN’ SHOW: 5,000 Years of Beauty, Splendor and Might  

By Tim Cornwell How do you pack 5,000 years of Iranian art, architecture, archeology, culture, literature, religion, kingship, craftsmanship and contemporary art into the low-light, grey-walled temporary exhibition spaces of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum? With...
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OPINION: How Can 80 Million Iranians Tolerate This Regime?

By Farid Khalifi https://youtu.be/4esfyCpcSJ0 Any Iranian whom the Islamic Republic has not killed to date is owed a “normal life” by the state, the clerics, and Islamists, for every second he or she has lived under...

OPINION: The Supreme Leader of Iran’s Network of Influence in the UK

By Potkin Azarmehr   This week, Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of the jailed British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, has gone on hunger strike in an attempt to persuade the UK foreign secretary to do more to...