Former Trump Aide Says UN Sanctions on Iran Must Be Restored
By Natasha Phillips
The U.S. tried to intensify its Maximum Pressure Campaign on Iran last month, with a bid to extend a United Nations arms embargo on the country, as outlined in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
The...
Iranian Economy Is Hit Hard As Billions of Dollars in Capital Leave the Country
By Kayhan Life Staff
Nearly $100 billion in Iran’s capital accounts has left the country over the past decade, according to the Tehran-based 90-Eghtesad economics news website, citing a recent report by the Central Bank...
Iranian Army to Control Cross-Border Internet Data Flows, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Cultural Committee of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has called for the “Protecting the Rights of Internet Users and Regulating Social Media” bill to be voted into law, the Tehran-based Etemad...
Sculptor Siah Armajani, Who Exhibited at the Met Museum in 2018, Dies at 81
By Nazanine Nouri
The Iranian-born, American sculptor Siah Armajani has died of heart failure in Minneapolis at the age of 81. The artist’s death was announced on social media by The Metropolitan Museum of Art,...
ANALYSIS: Abraham Accord Could Weaken Iran and Bring Peace to Middle East
By Ahmad Rafat
The Abraham Accord, a historic peace agreement reached between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Aug. 13, could end the 70-year conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and change the face...
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...
OPINION: The Road to Middle East Security Goes Through Tehran
By Elahe Boghrat
In the past, the world always expected the Islamic Republic to lash out politically or to respond violently any time it experienced domestic problems or international pressures or felt threatened by genuine...
Playing Heavy Metal and Drumming as a Woman in the Islamic Republic of Iran...
By Natasha Phillips
Pioneering Iranian musician Shirin Vazei has played the drums for several rock bands in Iran, taking the heavy metal scene by storm while shaking up gender stereotypes in her home country.
Heavy metal...
Kayhan Life Exclusive: Interviews With Iran’s Striking Oil Workers
By Roshanak Astaraki
For the first time in four decades, workers in the Iranian oil industry are staging nationwide strikes. The strikes started at 19 oil refineries, petrochemical factories, and power plants on Aug. 1....
