Why so Many Iranians Plan Not to Vote This Month – Podcast
Conversation/Reuters: In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, ahead of Iran’s presidential elections later this month, we look at why so many Iranians are planning not to vote. And why light pollution is ruining the romantic...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Nuclear Talks In Vienna Reach Deadlock
By Ahmad Rafat
The fifth round of talks on the U.S. rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal, concluded in Vienna, Austria, without producing concrete results.
The...
Human Rights Should Be Core Focus of Iran Nuclear Talks, Says Activist Mohammadi
By Kayhan Life Staff
Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian human rights campaigner who was released from jail in October and was recently sentenced to 30 months in prison, 80 lashes and two fines. She is...
INSIDE LONDON’S ‘EPIC IRAN’ SHOW: 5,000 Years of Beauty, Splendor and Might
By Tim Cornwell
How do you pack 5,000 years of Iranian art, architecture, archeology, culture, literature, religion, kingship, craftsmanship and contemporary art into the low-light, grey-walled temporary exhibition spaces of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum?
With...
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...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Water Resources Require Urgent Action
By Hamed Mohammadi and Roshanak Astaraki
Water has always occupied an important and unique place in the global culture and literature of Iran. It is no accident that the Persian nouns Abadi and Abadani (development, settlement, village) start with...
PREVIEW: ‘Epic Iran’ Exhibition Opens at London’s V&A on May 29; No Loans From...
By Nazanine Nouri
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London — the world’s leading museum of art and design — is hosting the U.K.’s biggest exhibition of Iranian art, design and heritage in nearly a...
ANALYSIS – Khamenei’s Election Agenda May Slow Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
DUBAI, May 24 (Reuters) - Weary negotiators appear increasingly unlikely to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers before the Islamic Republic's June presidential election, but an extension...
British Lawmakers Seek Diplomatic Protection for Detained British-Iranian
By Natasha Phillips
A letter sent on May 19 and signed by 60 British lawmakers has demanded that UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab grant the jailed dual national Anoosheh Ashoori diplomatic protection.
Mr. Ashoori was arrested and detained in...
Iran Encourages Hamas’s Attacks Against Israel As It Negotiates in Vienna
By Kayhan Life Staff
It has been two weeks since Iran-backed Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), also known as the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, launched their rocket and missile...
