Sunday, August 16, 2026

Khamenei’s Son Pulls Strings from the Shadows

June 23 (Reuters) - Mojtaba Khamenei is one of the most influential figures in the Iranian clerical establishment headed by his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and among the figures seen as a candidate to succeed him as leader of the Islamic...

ANALYSIS: Iran Employs Global Criminal Networks to Kill Opposition Figures

By Ahmad Rafat The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East following Israel’s recent missile and drone strikes on Lebanon and the deaths of Hezbollah military leaders, coupled with the detonation of communication devices...

French Report Reveals Infiltration Operations of Islamic Republic Secret Services in France 

By Kayhan Life Staff  A report titled “Infiltration into France of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Spies, Agents of  Influence, Thugs: The Mechanics of Chaos” has just been published in France and presented  to the...

Nobel Laureate Ebadi Says UNICEF Neglects Iran’s Children

By Natasha Phillips The prominent Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Shirin Ebadi has accused UNICEF of being negligent over its care of vulnerable children in Iran, and has sent a letter of complaint to the United...
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Iran Crown Prince Says ‘Khamenei Has Gone Hiding’ as Regime Is Collapsing

By Reuters/Kayhan Life Staff: Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last Shah, toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, published a video address on Tuesday June 17, 2025 reiterated his call for a regime change in...

ANALYSIS: How Iran’s Government Has Weaponized Sexual Violence Against Women Who Dare to Resist

By Mina Fakhravar / The Conversation In Iran’s 2022–2023 “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising, women’s bodies quite literally became battlefields. The protest movement erupted after the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa (Jina) Amini, who was arrested by Iran’s...

“One Murder Every 14 Seconds”: Pahlavi Urges World to Confront Mass Atrocities in Iran

By Kayhan Life Staff Prince Reza Pahlavi called for international support to liberate Iran from the Islamic Republic,  “a foreign occupying force responsible for mass atrocities,” including the killing of more than 12,000 protesters in...

UN Expands Iran Human Rights Mission in ‘Historic’ Move 

By Natasha Phillips The United Nations has renewed and broadened the mandate for its Fact Finding Mission on Iran (FFMI), a move described as “historic” by Baroness Helena Kennedy, the leading British lawyer, lawmaker and...

US Agents Arrest Relatives Of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani After Revoking Their Green Cards

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - U.S. federal agents have detained the niece and grand-niece of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status, the State...

U.S. Arrests 11 Iranians On Immigration Violations

By Kayhan Life Staff On June 24, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of 11 Iranian nationals at multiple locations across the United States. Among those taken into custody were reportedly a...