Tuesday, November 19, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Sister of Murdered Lebanese Activist Lokman Slim

By Ahmad Rafat The body of the Lebanese publisher, researcher, political activist and commentator Lokman Mohsen Slim was found in his car on Feb. 4 in the Zahrani District of South Lebanon. He was reportedly...

Remembering Iranian Poet Forough Farrokhzad on Anniversary of Her Death

By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh   This week is the anniversary of the death of Forough Farrokhzad Araghi, one of Iran’s most celebrated modern poets. She died, aged 32, on Feb. 13, 1967. Farrokhzad was a poet with an expansive...

U.K.-Iran Trade Could Be Affected By Genocide Clause in Trade Bill, Lawyer Says 

By Natasha Phillips Future trade between the UK and Iran could potentially be affected by an amendment in the England and Wales trade bill, which enables the government to review trade deals when one of...

ANALYSIS: How Iran Is Seeking to Strengthen Ties With the Taliban

By Hamed Mohammadi Although the deep rift between Shias and Sunnis is the source of longstanding sectarian conflict in the Middle East, their mutual hatred of the U.S. prompts them to join forces sometimes. If...

Iranian-American Group Files Complaint About BBC Persian Report

 By Kayhan Life Staff The U.S.-based National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC Persian Service for a reference made to Iranians who have objected to the appointment...

Spain Turns Down Iran’s Request for Extradition of Ex-Diplomat’s Son

By Ahmad Rafat A court in Madrid has ordered the immediate release of Mohammad (Sasha) Sobhani, the son of a former Iranian diplomat and a social media celebrity who was detained by Spanish police at...

Making Super Bowl History: Iranian-American Coach Maral Javadifar

By Nazanine Nouri For the first time ever in the history of the Super Bowl, Iranian-American Maral Javadifar was one of three women to be on a coaching staff on Sunday. Javadifar, an assistant strength and conditioning...

Berlin Film Festival’s Main Jury to Include Tehran-Based Director Mohammad Rasoulof

By Kayhan Life Staff The celebrated Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof will be one of the six members of the main jury of the International Berlin Festival next month. Mr. Rasoulof -- whose movie “There is No...

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Khamenei Holds Key to Talks With U.S.

By Ahmad Rafat Joe Biden is the sixth U.S. president to have had to deal with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the past 31 years. Contrary to popular belief, and despite Mr. Biden’s...