Iran Is Part of ‘New Axis of Totalitarian States,’ Says UK Lawmaker
By Natasha Phillips
Authoritarian states outnumber democracies in the world today, and Iran is part of a new totalitarian axis, said Ian Duncan Smith, a U.K. Conservative Party lawmaker who previously led the party and...
INTERVIEW: Hunger-Striking Iranian Rights Activist Vahid Beheshti Urges UK Action
By Ahmad Rafat
Vahid Beheshti, a journalist and human rights activist, has been on a hunger strike outside the British Foreign Office in London since Feb. 23 in an effort to urge the British government...
ANALYSIS: Is the U.S. Resuming Nuclear Talks With Iran?
By Ahmad Rafat
There is no shortage of speculation around a new Iran nuclear deal.
There are ongoing talks between the Islamic Republic and U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, which officials of both governments insist are...
Iranian Government and Parliament Clash Over Budget Deficit
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Iranian government’s economic team and the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) have been engaged in a dispute that has escalated in recent days.
Majlis deputies reviewing the government’s budget bill have been concerned...
Iranian Health Professionals Are Migrating In Droves, Former Lawmaker Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Avaz Heidarpour, an anesthetist and a former member of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament), has warned that 10,000 healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, midwives) are seeking employment in foreign countries annually.
“The number of...
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...
Mehdi Ebrahimian, Architect of Shah Abbas Hotel, Passes Away
By Kayhan Life Staff
Professor Mehdi Ebrahimian, who designed the legendary Shah Abbas Hotel in Isfahan, passed away on July 11 in Tehran. He was laid to rest in the Rezvan Garden cemetery, at his...
Ebrahim Golestan, Celebrated Iranian Writer and Director, Dies Aged 101
By Kayhan Life Staff
Seyyed Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, better known as Ebrahim Golestan -- a literary figure, screenwriter, filmmaker, translator, and a pioneer of Iranian “new wave” cinema -- died at his home in Britain,...
UK Sanctions Iran Officials Over Forced Hijab Law
By Natasha Phillips
The UK government sanctioned five men in Iran on Dec. 8 for their roles in the implementation of the Islamic Republic’s forced hijab law. It also sanctioned the men for grave human...
Islamic Republic To Introduce Gender Segregation In Textbooks, Overhaul Schooling
By Kayhan Life Staff
Girls and boys enrolled in schools in Iran should work from different textbooks, Education Minister Reza Morad Sahraei has announced. He made the announcement during the closing ceremony of the National...
