Monday, November 18, 2024

ANALYSIS: Road to Renewed Iran Nuclear Deal Likely to Be Long and Bumpy

By Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - It took seven years from the summer's day in 2008 when a top U.S. diplomat first sat down with his Iranian counterpart until the two...

Iran’s Parliament Passes Amendments to Draft 2021-22 Budget Bill

By Kayhan Life Staff On Feb. 15, Iran’s parliament, the Majlis, passed all amendments to the government’s draft 2021-22 Budget Bill, with 221 representatives voting yes, 28 voting no, and six abstaining. The Majlis had...

Iran’s Former Ambassador to U.S. Amir Aslan Afshar Passes Away in France

Amir Aslan Afshar, Iran’s former Ambassador to the U.S. and the last Chief of Protocol of the Imperial Court, passed away in Nice, France on Feb. 18 at the age of 101. Dr. Afshar was...

Iranian Ski Coach Samira Zargari Banned By Husband From Leaving Iran

By Kayhan Life Staff The husband of Samira Zargari, the Iranian National Women’s Alpine Ski Team coach, banned her from traveling with the team to Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 17, to compete in the...

After Super Bowl Halftime Performance, The Weeknd’s Co-Manager Esmailian Celebrates

By Nazanine Nouri The Weeknd, the Grammy-award winning R&B singer, stunned as many as 91 million Super Bowl viewers earlier this month with his halftime performance. It was a feather in the cap of Weeknd’s...

Iran’s Expediency Council Could Rule on FATF By Late March, Official Says

 By Kayhan Life Staff Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, has said that the Council may issue its final decision on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations by March 21, the start of...

Christians in Iran Are Arrested for Practicing Faith, Charity Says

By Natasha Phillips   At least 115 Christians were arrested last year for practicing their faith in Iran, according to a report by Article 18, a London-based nonprofit that promotes freedom of religion in the country. There...

‘The Night,’ First U.S.-Made Film To Be Released in Iran, Impresses U.S. Film Critics 

By Tim Cornwell Sometime this year, an Iranian-American movie will make history. “The Night” -- a hallucinatory horror film by the young director Kourosh Ahari -- will be the first U.S.-produced movie to show in...

ANALYSIS: Reopening of Iran Nuclear Talks Poses Challenges to the U.S.

By Ahmad Rafat While some White House remarks reveal that there are serious problems with the rebooting of the JCPOA, they also signal a new diplomatic game, which began when President Biden took office a...