Monday, January 12, 2026

ANALYSIS: Why Is Iran Experiencing Power Cuts and Gas Shortages?

By Roshanak Astaraki The director of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) Isa Kalantari has said the public must reduce its gas consumption or face frequent power outages. In comments reported by the Tehran-based Tejarat News on...

Co-Founder of Chart-Topping Band “Shahin & Sepehr” Releases Novel

By Fred Parvaneh Sepehr Haddad — a recording artist who co-founded the band Shahin & Sepehr — has just released his debut novel, “A Hundred Sweet Promises,” based on a true family story told to...

Iranian Political Prisoners Are the Focus of A New Clubhouse Room

By Natasha Phillips Political prisoners who have been unjustly detained or killed by the Iranian government are the focus of a new discussion group on the invitation-only social network application Clubhouse. The club — called Be Yad...

OPINION: How We Became Activists to Free Our Parents from Tehran’s Evin Prison

By Elika Ashoori and Mariam Claren On this Human Rights Day, we demand humanity and justice for our parents and for all those who are suffering wrongful imprisonment.  One only starts to miss a quiet,...

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...
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OPINION: How Can 80 Million Iranians Tolerate This Regime?

By Farid Khalifi https://youtu.be/4esfyCpcSJ0 Any Iranian whom the Islamic Republic has not killed to date is owed a “normal life” by the state, the clerics, and Islamists, for every second he or she has lived under...

EXCLUSIVE: Meet Champion Speed Climber Farnaz ‘Spider-Woman’ Esmaeilzadeh

By Firouzeh Ramezanzadeh   Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh is an Iranian-born speed climber (on rocks, walls, and poles) and the gold medalist at the Canadian National Championship in 2015. She is ranked seventh in the International Federation of...

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...

EXCLUSIVE: The Sweet Destiny of Arash Sobhani, The Kiosk Band Leader Speaks to...

By Ahmad Rafat Arash Sobhani is the founder of the pioneering Iranian rock group Kiosk. An architecture graduate, he formed his band before moving to the U.S. Kiosk was one of the prominent bands in...

Prince Reza Pahlavi Holds Talks with U.S. Jewish Leaders 

  By Kayhan Life Staff Prince Reza Pahlavi met and held talks with representatives from some 50 American Jewish organizations on July 8, urging them to intensify their efforts against the Islamic Republic and to support...