Iran Arrests Dozens of People Accused of Being Informants for Israel
DUBAI, March 15 (Reuters) - Dozens of people accused of sharing sensitive information with Israel have been arrested in several areas of Iran, local media reported on Sunday, as Israeli and U.S. fighter jets continue to strike...
Air Strikes Reported Across the Middle East, Iran Clamps Down on Dissent
By Parisa Hafezi, Alexander Cornwell and Phil Stewart
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Israel traded air strikes with Iran across the Middle East on Wednesday as the besieged Tehran government warned its state security forces...
‘I Am Not Afraid’: Iranian Survivor Breaks Silence on Group Rape During January Crackdown
By Kayhan Life Staff
A survivor of group rape during Iran’s January 2026 crackdown has broken her silence in a rare first-hand testimony.
Released on March 9 by the award-winning initiative Hearing Their Voices ahead of...
Soccer-Iran Players Labelled ‘Wartime Traitors’ After Anthem Silence in Asian Cup Opener
March 6 (Reuters) - An Iranian state television presenter has labelled the women's national soccer team as "wartime traitors" after the players did not sing their national anthem before their Asian Cup opener against South Korea in...
EXCLUSIVE: Mother of 16-Year-Old Killed in Protests Speaks to Kayhan Life
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
Soda Akramifard was a 16-year-old first-year graphic design student at an art academy. She lived in Marlik, Malard, in the province of northern Tehran. And on Jan. 9 -- when the Islamic...
Islamic Republic Continues to Imprison Artists In Aftermath of Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Two months after the nationwide protests in Iran and the deadly crackdown that followed, Iranian citizens continue to undergo arrest. The artist community seems particularly hard hit: the number of recently...
EXCLUSIVE: Snipers Aimed at Protesters’ Heads in January Protests in Arak
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
As the Islamic Republic comes under an all-out U.S.-Israeli military attack -- with the weekend killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- eyewitness accounts are emerging on the horror and brutality of the...
Taiwan Says It Hopes Iran’s People Can Soon Enjoy Freedom and Democracy
TAIPEI, March 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan supports the international community's efforts to help Iran's people pursue freedom and democracy and hopes that they can enjoy these things soon, the island's foreign ministry said on Tuesday, offering its backing to...
ANALYSIS: As War Breaks Out, Iran’s Drug Shortage Reaches Crisis Point
By Kayhan Life Staff
The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran come at an extremely challenging time for the Iranian healthcare system.
Days before the Feb. 28 outbreak of hostilities, Homayoun Sameyah, the chair of the...
In Khamenei’s Absence, Ali Larijani Emerges as Power Broker in Iran
By Ahmed Elimam
March 1 (Reuters) - Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani, who said on Sunday a temporary leadership council would be set up after an air strike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reemerged last year as one...
