Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Iranian Olympic Shooter Javad Foroughi, IRGC Member Who Served in Syria, Wins Medal

By Kayhan Life Staff Javad Foroughi, a shooter representing the Islamic Republic at the Tokyo Olympic Games, has won the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Men’s event. Mr. Foroughi set a new Olympic...

New Database Tracks Iran’s Human Rights Violations Since 1979

By Natasha Phillips Evidence linking Iranian officials and organizations to human rights violations in Iran has been shared in a new database produced by London-based charity Justice for Iran. The database, entitled “Faces of Crime,” was launched...

UN Pressured to Investigate Iran’s President Over His Human Rights Record

By Natasha Phillips A letter by the London-based NGO Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (CFPPI) asked the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to investigate Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi for alleged human rights...

Asghar Farhadi Wins Cannes Festival Grand Prix for ‘A Hero’; Will He Get A...

By Nazanine Nouri The Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi was one of the big winners at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. His movie “A Hero” (“Ghahreman”) won the Grand Prix -- the festival’s second most important...

ANALYSIS: How Accurate Are Opinion Surveys of Iranians Conducted From Abroad?

By Ahmad Rafat On Feb. 24, the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy Center for International and Security Studies (CISSM) published a study titled “Iranian Public Opinion in the Biden Era,” which, according to...

UK Court Postponement Complicates Release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Husband Says

By Natasha Phillips A British court has postponed hearings due to take place in April on the $550 million that the U.K. owes Iran, potentially complicating the release of the detained British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. The High...

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: A Year After Soleimani’s Death, Iran’s influence Is Receding

By Ahmad Rafat January 3 marked the first anniversary of the death of the former Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Qods Force (IRGC-QF), Lieutenant General Ghasem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a U.S....

OPINION: 9/11 Did Not Change the World – It Was Already on the Path...

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Joe Biden’s Policy on Iran: Interview with Amir Taheri

https://youtu.be/II_GiFFmqEE Nazenin Ansari, publisher of Kayhan London and Kayhan Life, recently interviewed Amir Taheri, the prominent Iranian journalist who was editor-in-chief of the Kayhan daily newspaper in Iran from 1972 to 1979. Mr. Taheri examines...