Sunday, January 11, 2026

ANALYSIS: Iran’s Foreign Policy Under Pezeshkian Is More of the Same 

By Ahmad Rafat Weeks after the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as the new Iranian President, the Islamic Republic is facing significant challenges on the global stage. One critical factor that could push Iran into further international...

Husband of British-Iranian Detainee Nasrin Roshan Urges Britain to Secure Her Release 

By Natasha Phillips A British-Iranian woman, Nasrin Roshan, has been detained in Iran’s Evin prison since Nov. 16 on charges of “propaganda against the Islamic Republic” and “assembly and collusion against national security,” and sentenced to three...

ANALYSIS: Islamic Republic’s Strikes Against Pakistan Are Strategic Blunder

By Ahmad Rafat The Islamic Republic’s recent missile and drone attacks on neighboring countries are part of its broader plan to establish itself as a regional power. These missile strikes and other operations conducted by...

Tourism in Iran Suffers Because of Safety Concerns, Limited Freedoms 

By Kayhan Life Staff Iran possesses considerable potential to attract tourists, and the depreciation of its currency is potentially an incentive to foreign visitors. Yet the country’s tourism sector is stagnating because of stringent regulations,...

ANALYSIS: Why the U.S. Is Avoiding Direct Military Confrontation With Iran

By Ahmad Rafat The U.S. has launched a series of retaliatory strikes on the military bases of Iran-backed groups in the Middle East. The U.S. military has used its supersonic strategic heavy B1 bombers to...

ANALYSIS: The Hostage Trade Is Central to Iran’s Foreign Policy 

By Ahmad Rafat Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian official, was convicted of war crimes and murder in May 2022 by a Swedish court. The court held 93 hearings before delivering the verdict. Nouri was sentenced...

Islamic Republic Postpones Tough New Hijab and Chastity Law

By Natasha Phillips Iran’s government has been prevented by its own National Security Council from passing the Hijab and Chastity Law, a draconian new package of legislation which would further criminalize women and girls for failing to follow the...

An Iranian Prince Introduced Buddhism to China, Writes Author Khosrow Heidari 

By Kayhan Life Staff A recent book by Khosrow Dehdasht Heidari sheds new light on the Iranian roots of Buddhism in China, and presents compelling evidence that the individual who introduced Buddhism to China was...

Remembering Sirak Melkonian, Iranian-Armenian Modern Artist, Pioneer Of Abstraction

By Nazanine Nouri Sirak Melkonian, a prominent Iranian-Armenian artist and one of the founders of the modern art movement in Iran passed away in Toronto last Saturday at the age of 93. Melkonian was a...

Paris-Based Artist Hanieh Delecroix Highlights Plight of Iranian Women

By Katayoun Shahandeh Hanieh Delecroix is an Iranian-born artist living in Paris who left Iran after the Revolution and whose recent work, dedicated to the plight of Iranian women, went on display at the Salon...