INTERVIEW: Painter Malekeh Nayini Looks Back On Her Life and Storied Career
By Katayoun Halajan
Malekeh Nayini is a painter and photographer based in Paris who has pushed the boundaries of photography by fusing it with painting.
An unassuming, low-profile and quiet artist, she has exhibited work in...
In Iran, Use of a Damaging Low-Grade Fuel Is Now State Policy
By Kayhan Life and Kayhan London Staff
A senior Iranian lawmaker has confirmed that one of the country’s most damaging environmental practices—the large-scale burning of mazut, a heavy, low-grade fuel oil rich in sulfur—is not...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Currency Collapse Raises Risk of Nationwide Unrest
https://kayhanlife.com/business/irans-currency-sinks-to-a-new-record-low/
By Roshanak Astaraki
Iran’s accelerating currency crisis has propelled the U.S. dollar exchange rate to more than 130,000 tomans, heightening fears of widespread social unrest across the country as households suffer.
In recent days, Iran’s currency...
Artist Katayoun Karami Explores Complexities of Iran, Women’s Issues In Her Work
By Katayoun Shahandeh
Katayoun Karami is a conceptual artist whose work explores the intersections of the personal and the social through photography and mixed media.
Born in Tehran in 1967, she studied Architecture at Middle East...
Iran’s Gasoline Crisis: Clean Labels, Toxic Reality
By Kayhan Life and Kayhan London Staff
Leaked data from Iran’s energy sector offer a rare, unvarnished look at how the country’s gasoline crisis has been managed—and mismanaged—over the past decade. The documents suggest a...
Memorial for Iranian Lawyer in Mashhad Erupts Into Anti-Regime Protest
https://kayhanlife.com/authors/kayhan-life-staff/prominent-defense-lawyer-alikordi-found-dead-rights-groups-cite-signs-of-violent-assault/
By Kayhan Life, Kayhan London Staff
A memorial service for a prominent defense attorney in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad turned into a large anti-government demonstration on Saturday, as thousands gathered to honor him...
Families Join Thousands of South Pars Workers in One of Iran’s Largest Oil-Sector Protests
https://kayhanlife.com/authors/inflation-in-iran-is-causing-malnutrition-and-food-insecurity-data-shows/
By Kayhan Life / London Staff
Thousands of contract workers from South Pars—joined by their families—mounted one of the largest labor demonstrations the Iranian oil sector has witnessed in years, gathering in the southern port...
Iranian Official Warns Country Is ‘On Track for Desertification’ as New Data Exposes Scale...
https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/tehran-taps-run-dry-as-water-crisis-deepens-across-iran/
https://kayhanlife.com/authors/as-drought-tightens-grip-islamic-republic-stages-rain-ritual/
By Kayhan Life / London Staff
Iran’s deepening water crisis is approaching structural limits, and lawmakers are now sounding the alarm with new candor.
Rahmadal Bamari, a member of parliament’s Agriculture, Water and Natural Resources Committee,...
Islamic Republic Quietly Rebuilds Nuclear Weapons Infrastructure With Russian Support, Investigation Finds
https://kayhanlife.com/authors/analysis-russias-influence-in-islamic-republic-of-iran-is-spreading/
By Kayhan Life Staff
Despite early claims that Israeli strikes during the 12-day war had crippled the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear apparatus, new reporting suggests the program is being quietly reconstituted—with direct assistance from Russia.
On...
Araghchi Claims ‘Serious Dangers’ at Bombed Nuclear Sites as Tehran Blocks IAEA Inspectors
By Kayhan Life Staff
Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is challenging international assessments that radiation risks remain minimal at several Iranian nuclear facilities bombed during last year’s 12-day war, even as the theocratic state...
