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Son of Iran’s Last Shah Urges US Intervention in Iran

https://kayhanlife.com/news/world/exclusive-us-military-preparing-for-potentially-weeks-long-iran-operations/ By Humeyra Pamuk MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Saturday said U.S. military intervention in Iran could save lives and urged President Donald Trump's administration not to spend too long negotiating with Tehran's clerical rulers on a...

US Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals Into Iran After Protest Crackdown, WSJ Reports

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Trump administration smuggled roughly 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran after the regime's crackdown on protests last month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials. https://kayhanlife.com/views/opinion-how-monarchy-can-have-a-future-in-a-democratic-iran/ (Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Bhargav...

France to Increase Visas for Iranian Seeking Refuge Amid Crackdown, Minister Says

PARIS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - France will increase the number of visas for Iranians seeking asylum as a result of the recent crackdown by Iranian authorities, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. Speaking in parliament, Barrot said Paris...

EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Protest Survivors Describe Live Gunfire, Bloodshed

By Firoozeh Nordstrom Until 2026, daily life for many Tehranis consisted of patiently suppressing their anger at the heavy traffic and smog and receiving regular admonitions from the state. Then, in early January of this...

Thousands Protest in Berlin in Solidarity With Iranian Uprisings

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Saturday in support of Iranians' nationwide uprising, coinciding with the anniversary of Iran's 1979 anti-monarchy revolution. The rally follows nationwide protests in Iran, which started in...

Iranian Activists Demand Probe of Chemical Weapons Use in Crackdown 

By Kayhan Life Staff A group of Iranian human rights organizations, civil society groups, doctors, and legal experts is urging the world’s chemical weapons watchdog to investigate the Islamic Republic’s suspected use of chemical agents...

EXCLUSIVE: Witness of Deadly Karaj Crackdown Speaks Out 

By Roshanak Astaraki Until the nationwide uprising that erupted in Iran in January 2026, the Mesbah district of Karaj, a major city west of Tehran, was not exactly a hotbed of protest. Many residents of the...

Iranian Police Say 139 Foreigners Arrested Over Unrest in Yazd Province

DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Iranian police said 139 foreign nationals have so far been arrested in the central province of Yazd for their participation in recent protests, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday,...

EXCLUSIVE: Isfahan Residents Describe the Deadly Crackdown on Protesters

By Roshanak Astaraki Iran began the year 2026 amid intense political unrest, economic collapse, and widespread mistrust of the Islamic Republic. On Jan. 8 and 9, the country erupted into mass demonstrations that were met...

House of Lords Members Press UK to Engage with Iranian Diaspora

By Kayhan Life Staff Senior House of Lords members from a wide range of political parties are asking the U.K. government to speak directly with the U.K.-based “Stage of Freedom,” an Iranian diaspora group led...