ANALYSIS: Why UK Is Imposing Sanctions on Founder of Ayandeh Bank
By Roshanak Astaraki
Ayandeh Bank, whose operating license was officially revoked late last month by the Islamic Republic of Iran Central Bank, is now being targeted by the UK government. The UK Foreign Office has...
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: Islamic Republic’s Isolation Deepens After Gaza Peace Accord
By Ahmad Rafat
Recent developments in the Middle East -- including the Gaza peace agreement, the rekindling of relations between Arab states and Israel, and the waning influence of proxy forces -- suggest that a...
Iran Sees Surge in Executions, Child Detentions, Dissident Arrests
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s government has executed at least 1,000 people since January, imprisoned dissidents and arrested and forcibly disappeared scores of children from minority groups following the 12-day war with Israel in June. The Islamic...
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...
US Withholds Criticism of Iran At UN Human Rights Meeting
By Natasha Phillips
The United States opted for the first time ever not to criticize the human rights record of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 48th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the...
Nazanin Boniadi, Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Discuss Iran at One Young World Summit
By Natasha Phillips
The British-Iranian actress and activist Nazanin Boniadi and the former political prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, discussed the plight of political prisoners in Iran during the One Young World Summit in Munich on Nov....
Human Rights Watch Blames Islamic Republic For Death of Three Female Inmates
By Natasha Phillips
Human Rights Watch has accused Iranian officials of deliberately denying medical treatment to three female inmates who subsequently died. In an Oct. 20 press release, HRW said withholding medical care from the...
Nowruz Celebrations in Kurdish-Majority Regions of Iran Lead to Clashes, Arrests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Three Kurdish men were arrested by the Iranian security forces on March 15th and 16th in connection with their participation in the Nowruz celebrations in the cities of Oshnavieh and Piranshahr...
Death Toll From Bandar Abbas Port Explosion Continues to Rise
By Roshanak Astaraki
According to official figures released by the Islamic Republic of Iran, the explosion at Shahid Rajaei Port -- near Bandar Abbas in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan -- has resulted in 70...
