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...
ANALYSIS: Biden Will Not Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal Quickly
By Ahmad Rafat
U.S. electors will meet in their respective states on Dec. 14 to finalize the presidential election results, which handed the challenger Joe Biden a decisive win over the incumbent President Donald Trump....
Dual National ‘Held Hostage’ in Iran Even After Release, Lawyer Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iranian-American Baquer Namazi has been barred from leaving Iran, even after his case was closed last year and a travel ban against him was lifted, according to his son Babak Namazi.
Babak Namazi issued a press...
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 --...
Ballerina Farzaneh Kaboli Offers Dance Instruction to Women in Iran
By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh
Farzaneh Kaboli is an Iranian ballet dancer, choreographer, stage and film actress. She was one of the country’s most famous ballerinas before the Revolution.
The Islamic Republic imposed a ban on dancing after...
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...
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...
Iranian Police Arrest Activist Fatemeh Sepehri, Devout Woman with Secular Views
By Ahmad Rafat
Fatemeh Sepehri -- the civil rights activist who was detained in Mashhad on Sunday, Aug. 1, during a peaceful demonstration in support of the people of Khuzestan and against the security situation...
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...
From Rug Dealing to Venture Capital: Meet Silicon Valley Superstar Pejman Nozad
By Nazanine Nouri
Pejman Nozad must be the tech world’s most unlikely venture capitalist: He started out as a rug dealer in Silicon Valley. A founding partner of Pear VC, his venture fund was valued...
