Friday, January 2, 2026
video

After Years of Repression, Iran’s Rulers Claim They Will ‘Listen’ as Protests Spread

By Elwely Elwelly https://kayhanlife.com/authors/irans-bazaar-merchants-protest-as-currency-plunges-to-new-low-and-protestors-chant-long-live-the-shah/ DUBAI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Iran's government said on Tuesday it would seek dialogue with protest leaders after demonstrations in Tehran and other cities over a plunge in the currency's value that has accelerated...
video

Iran’s Bazaar Merchants Protest As Currency Plunges to New Low and Protestors Chant ‘Long...

By Kayhan Life & Kayhan London Staff Shopkeepers and bazaar merchants in Iran’s major cities staged coordinated protests this week as the currency plunged to a new record low of 144,000 tomans per US dollar...

Exodus of Iranian Students Reaches New High, As 110,000 Go Abroad to Study

By Kayhan Life/Kayhan London Staff Iranian students are leaving their homeland in unprecedented numbers, statistics show. More than 110,000 Iranian students are currently studying abroad, according to figures compiled by destination countries and data from...

Iran-Russia Space Axis Deepens as Moscow Launches Three Iranian Satellites

DUBAI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Three more Iranian satellites were sent into space on Russia's Soyuz launchers on Sunday, Iranian state media said, as the two U.S.-sanctioned nations extend their space collaboration. Iran has increasingly relied on its ally Russia...

Yemen Separatists Cite Cutting Supplies to Iran-Aligned Houthis as Saudi Urges Pullback and Airstrikes...

DUBAI, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Yemen's main southern separatist group rejected on Friday a Saudi call for its forces to withdraw from areas it seized earlier in December, saying it will continue securing the eastern provinces...

Iran Intercepts Foreign Tanker in Persian Gulf, Detains Crew

Dec 26 (Reuters) - Iran has seized a foreign oil tanker near the Iranian island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf, saying it was carrying 4 million litres of smuggled fuel, state media reported on Friday. Authorities did not...

Israel Says It Killed Iran Quds Force Operative in Lebanon

JERUSALEM, Dec 25 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Thursday that its forces killed a member of Iran's Quds Force in Lebanon who had been involved in planning attacks from Syria and Lebanon. The military identified the...

U.S.-Iran Trade Barbs at U.N. After June War, Nuclear Talks Hinge on Enrichment Red...

Dec 23 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran traded barbs at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over conditions for reviving nuclear talks, with the U.S. saying it remains ready for direct negotiations and Iran rejecting Washington's terms. The...

Iraq’s Reliance on Iran Backfires as Gas Cut Triggers Immediate Grid Losses

https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/tehran-taps-run-dry-as-water-crisis-deepens-across-iran/ DUBAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Iraq’s supply of gas from Iran has been halted, the electricity ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the stoppage was due to the shutdown of some generating units and load shedding at others. The...

Iran’s Tractor FC Advance to Asian Champions League Knockout Rounds

By Michael Church Dec 22 (Reuters) - Defending champions Al-Ahli cruised to a 5-0 win over Al-Shorta in Baghdad on Monday as the Saudi Pro League side confirmed their progress to the knockout rounds of the Asian...