ANALYSIS: Iran’s Nuclear Talks In Vienna Reach Deadlock
By Ahmad Rafat
The fifth round of talks on the U.S. rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, concluded in Vienna, Austria, without producing concrete results.
The...
Dubai’s Carbon 12 Gallery Founder Kourosh Nouri Prepares for Armory Show
By Rawaa Talass
More than a decade ago, the Iranian gallerist Kourosh Nouri made a bold move: He packed up his belongings and relocated from Vienna to Dubai to realize a singular dream.
He and his...
IAEA’s Extended Inspection of Iran Nuclear Sites Is Unacceptable, Majlis Deputies Say
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) does not approve of protracted inspection of the country’s nuclear sites by the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Zohreh Elahian, a member of...
Sattar, Iranian Performers Honor Khuzestan Protests With Song Khunestan
By Ahmad Rafat
Khunestan (“Land of Blood”) is a song written in tribute to this summer’s bloody protests against water shortage in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, which resulted in 11 deaths and some 700...
COVID-19 Halted Riots Over Poverty and Living Conditions in Iran, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Ahmad Tavakoli, a member of the Expediency Council, has said that 60 percent of Iranians live under the poverty line, and that 72 percent of the population is entitled to financial...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Expected to Revisit Iran Nuclear Deal
By Ahmad Rafat
The expectation is that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and his appointee for Secretary of State Anthony Blinken — together with National Security Advisor Designate Jake Sullivan — will revisit the 2015 Joint...
PREVIEW: ‘Epic Iran’ Exhibition Opens at London’s V&A on May 29; No Loans From...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London — the world’s leading museum of art and design — is hosting the U.K.’s biggest exhibition of Iranian art, design and heritage in nearly a...
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...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Reformists Face Uphill Battle in 2021 Presidential Election
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front (also known as the Reformists Front Coordination Council) -- an umbrella organization consisting of the main political groups within the Iranian reform movement --...
ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s Role in the Future of Lebanon?
By Ahmad Rafat
The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, has warned against the perils facing the country and has called for early parliamentary elections.
“Lebanon is facing its biggest danger,” Patriarch al-Rahi...
