ANALYSIS: Iran Officials Put On Show of Strength As Israel Prepares Attack
By Hamed Mohammadi
A series of Israeli operations aimed at eliminating commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and leaders of militia groups under Iran’s control have prompted the Islamic Republic authorities to take...
Camila Batmanghelidj, Social Justice Campaigner, Dies At 61
Camila Batmanghelidj CBE was born to a prominent Iranian family in Tehran, Iran in 1963. She decided at the age of nine that she would dedicate her life to supporting vulnerable children, whom she used to...
Iran’s Clerics Will Be ‘Finished’ After Khamenei, Says Author Arash Azizi
By Ahmad Rafat
"What Iranians Want" – by the Iranian-born author and academic Arash Azizi -- is one of the first books to be published on the protest movement sparked by the September 2022 killing...
EXCLUSIVE : Detained Italian Journalist Is Islamic Republic’s Latest Hostage
By Ahmad Rafat
On Dec. 19, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) took the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala into custody as she was leaving Iran for Italy. After her detention, Sala was swiftly transferred to...
Iran Toughens Hijab Laws, Introduces Harsher Punishments
By Natasha Phillips
Legislation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to enforce the mandatory hijab had been toughened to include increased jail terms and financial penalties for women who violate the country’s dress code.
The ‘Protection of the...
Does Europe Take the Iranian Opposition to the Islamic Republic Seriously?
By Kayhan Life staff
Danial Ilkhanipour is a member of the Hamburg State Parliament from the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He is the parliamentary group’s spokesman for International Affairs.
In this interview, Mr Ilkhanipour talks...
ANALYSIS: Israel’s Attack on Iran Paves the Way For Future Military Actions
By Ahmad Rafat
In the early morning hours of Oct. 26, Israel launched a series of attacks on facilities across three provinces in Iran as a retaliation for the missile strike conducted by the Islamic...
ANALYSIS: ISIS Khorasan Poses A Real Danger to Global Security
By Ahmad Rafat
The Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP), also known as ISIS Khorasan or ISIS-K, has made global headlines since the terrorist attack on the concert hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, which killed 143 people...
Islamic Republic Has Executed Some 70 Child Offenders Since 2010, Says Iran Human Rights
By Natasha Phillips
The Islamic Republic of Iran has hanged at least 71 child offenders since 2010, according to a Sep. 25 report by the Oslo-based Iran Human Rights organization (IHRNGO).
The report follows the Sep....
COMMENTARY: Iranians in Turkey Seeking U.S. Asylum Face Challenges
By Firouzeh Nordstrom
There is no exact number of Iranians currently in Turkey awaiting the outcome of their asylum applications to the U.S. These individuals encounter limitations that prevent them from obtaining employment legally and...
