Friday, April 24, 2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: Prof. Hormoz Mirza Shams, Prominent Ophthalmologist, Passes Away

It is with profound sorrow that we share, together with our beloved family, the passing of Professor Hormoz Mirza Shams—our cherished and distinguished uncle, a trailblazing figure in ophthalmology and a revered professor at...

ANALYSIS – Khamenei Killing Shatters Iran’s Order, Triggers High-Stakes Succession Race

By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and Emily Rose DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) - The assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has plunged the Islamic Republic into its most perilous crisis since the 1979 revolution - confronting it with war on...

Passing of Camila Batmanghelidjh: Statement From Her Family

The following is a statement issued by the family of the social justice campaigner and Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, who passed away at the age of 61, “after a period of failing health.” “Camila...

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...

DEATH NOTICE: Morteza Lotfi, Respected Iranian Journalist, Passes Away in Paris

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Morteza Lotfi Fooroushani, a distinguished journalist and tireless advocate for freedom, democracy, and justice for Iran. Lotfi, who interviewed Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi after...

Remembering Richard Irvine, Principal of Tehran’s Iranzamin School

By David Irvine It is with great sadness that we let you know that on the eve of Easter Sunday, and a day after his 99th birthday, our father J. Richard Irvine passed away. He...

Death Notice: Lady Akhtar Massoud

With great sadness, we announce the passing of Lady Akhtar Massoud, the daughter of Akbar Mirza Massoud Sarem-od-Dowlah and Lady Eftekhar Azam Atabak, and granddaughter of Massoud Mirza Zell-e Soltan. Lady Massoud died on Nov. 10, 2020,...

OBITUARY: Remembering Kokab Moarefi Elahi, Iran’s Former Deputy Social Affairs Minister

Dr. Kokab Moarefi Elahi, Iran’s onetime Deputy Social Affairs Minister who passed away in the United States earlier this month, was a pioneering figure in the area of social welfare before the 1978-79 Iranian Revolution....

Celebrated Iranian Actor Mohammad Ali Keshavarz Dies At 90

By Azadeh Karimi Mohammad Ali Keshavarz, one of Iran’s most celebrated theater and film actors, died on June 14 at Tehran’s Atiyeh hospital, where he had been admitted a few weeks earlier with acute kidney...

Homa Vahdatkhah, Long-Time Friend of Kayhan London, Has Passed Away

By Kayhan Life Staff Homa Vahdatkhah (Lohrasb), a former colleague and long-time friend of Kayhan London, passed away on September 15. Homa’s untimely and sudden death has deeply shocked and saddened her family, friends, and colleagues,...