Thursday, April 9, 2026

Iranian Artist Khosrow Hassanzadeh Dies At 60; Alcohol Poisoning Blamed For Death

By Nazanine Nouri The Iranian artist Khosrow Hassanzadeh has died in a hospital in Tehran aged 60.  According to media reports, the cause of death was alcohol poisoning, contracted after consuming a bootleg drink. The artist...

Higher Iranian Birth Rate Would Solve Population Challenge, Official Says 

By Kayhan Life Staff Ensiyeh Khazali, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has said that the only way to meet the population challenge in the country is for families to have at least...

Iran to Resume Cellphone Warning to Hijab Violators, Police Spokesperson Says

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran is to resume the “monitoring Plan 1,” originally rolled out in 2020, by which police send warning text messages to alleged hijab violators’ mobile phones, according to Mehdi Hajian, the...

INTERVIEW: Dr. Azmayesh Discusses Plight of Iran’s Dervishes, Reza Pahlavi’s Chances

By Nazenin Ansari The Ni’matullahi lineage of Sultan Ali Shahi Gonabadi is one of the most well-known mystical orders in Iran, dating back to around the 14th century AD. The Gonabadi dervishes follow the school...

INTERVIEW: Niousha Noor, Star of Sundance Winner ‘The Persian Version’

By Fred Parvaneh The Iranian-American actor Niousha Noor (born Niousha Jafarian) received a major accolade last month: The movie she starred in, “The Persian Version,” won the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the...

Iran Executed More Women in 2022 Than Any Other Country, Report Says 

By Natasha Phillips Iran executed more women than any other country in the world last year, according to an April 22 report on the death penalty in Iran published by the Norway-based organization Iran Human...

Survey By California-Based Institute Shows Most Iranians Oppose Islamic Republic

By Natasha Phillips The vast majority of Iranians are against their country being an Islamic Republic, according to a July 5 survey conducted by the California-based Empirical Research and Forecasting Institute (ERFI). Titled “Unveiling the Layers:...

Iran’s Obstetrician Shortage Is Causing Women to Die in Childbirth, Expert Says 

By Kayhan Life Staff The shortage of doctors specializing in women’s healthcare, including obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN), is to blame for some young mothers’ deaths while giving birth to their first child, according to Mohammad...

NASA’s Firouz Naderi Is Celebrated in LA Memorial Hosted by Nazanin Boniadi

By Kayhan Life Staff Dr. Firouz Naderi, the Iranian-American scientist and former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory executive who passed away earlier this year, was remembered in a memorial ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly...

British Museum Show Puts Ancient Persia, Achaemenids in the Spotlight

By Nazanine Nouri “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” --  a new exhibition at the British Museum examining the complex relationship between luxury and power in ancient Iran, in Athens, and during the reign of...