Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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...

High-Profile Iranian Voices Rally Around Pahlavi’s Road Map for Post-Islamic Republic Iran

By Kayhan Life Staff A diverse group from the Iranian diaspora, including community leaders, activists, artists, musicians, academics, scientists, journalists, and other professionals, has released a public statement supporting Prince Reza Pahlavi’s plan for a...
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U.S. Assistance Arrives As Pahlavi Urges Iranian Forces To Join Transition, Public To Stand...

My dear compatriots, Decisive moments lie before us. The assistance that the President of the United States had promised to the brave people of Iran has now arrived. This is a humanitarian intervention, and its...

EXCLUSIVE: As Trump Urges Iranians to Rise, Iranian American Group Calls on U.S. to...

By Kayhan Life Staff As the United States and Israel carried out coordinated strikes against Iran on Saturday, and President Trump urged Iranians to use the assault to topple the country’s clerical establishment, a nonpartisan...