Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Ebadi Slams Institutions for Hosting Alleged Terrorist Mousavian
By Benjamin Weinthal
Shirin Ebadi, the first-ever Nobel Prize laureate from Iran, in late September issued a scathing indictment of the former high-level Iranian government official Seyed Hossein Mousavian and institutions that host him, because...
Iranian Women Athletes Win Medals For Taekwondo In Paris 2024 Olympics
By Ahmad Rafat
Mobina Nematzadeh, an Iranian taekwondo competitor, won a bronze medal in the 49-kilogram category at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, becoming the second Iranian woman to secure an Olympic medal.
Another notable performance...
New UN Rapporteur on Iran Is Expert on Death Penalty
By Natasha Phillips
Dr. Mai Sato, an associate professor at the prestigious Monash University in Australia, has been appointed as the next United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran by the UN Human...
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...
Iranian Director Rasoulof Likely To Attend His Cannes Festival Premiere
By Ahmad Rafat
Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof, who has left Iran secretly, will reportedly be on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of his latest film, “The Seed of The...
Venice Film Festival To Feature Iranian Directors Including Nader Saeivar
By Ahmad Rafat
The 81st Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest film festival, will open on Aug. 28 on Lido Island. This year’s event will showcase 188 films -- including feature-length and short formats, fiction,...
Collapse of Assad Regime Deals Severe Blow to Islamic Republic
By Ahmad Rafat
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's dictatorial regime has collapsed in the space of a little over a week. A coalition of anti-government forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – which is listed as...
ANALYSIS: Why Sweden Was Silent About Iran’s Alleged Assassination Plots
By Ahmad Rafat
On Feb. 15, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Lennart Billstrom publicly denounced the Iranian government’s involvement in a plot to assassinate three Swedish Jewish citizens.
In a conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s New President Is Unlikely to Alter Nation’s Foreign Policy
By Kayhan Life Staff
On July 6, Masoud Pezeshkian was elected president of the 14th government of the Islamic Republic of Iran amidst a muddle of crises across all sectors. Even the most optimistic analysts...
Reza Pahlavi Says Iran Is Held ‘Hostage’ By the Regime
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Republic is using proxy wars in the Middle East to stay in power, and is holding the country hostage, Prince Reza Pahlavi has said in a broadcast interview.
"The Islamic...
