Pentagon Review Faults Hegseth over Signal Messages on Yemen Strikes, Sources Say
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - A Pentagon investigation has faulted U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using Signal on his personal device to transmit sensitive information about planned strikes in Yemen, saying it...
Iran to Resume Cellphone Warning to Hijab Violators, Police Spokesperson Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iran is to resume the “monitoring Plan 1,” originally rolled out in 2020, by which police send warning text messages to alleged hijab violators’ mobile phones, according to Mehdi Hajian, the...
Dissident Iranian Poet Dies After Catching COVID in Prison Twice
DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Dissident Iranian poet and filmmaker Baktash Abtin has died of COVID-19 in a hospital in the capital Tehran after being released on a furlough from prison where he was infected...
U.S. Designates China, Iran, Russia As Countries of Concern Under Religious Freedom Act
https://kayhanlife.com/society/human-rights/iranian-authorities-demolish-bahai-minoritys-houses-human-rights-groups-say/
By Daphne Psaledakis and Jonathan Landay
WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday designated China, Iran and Russia, among others, as countries of particular concern under the Religious Freedom Act over severe violations, U.S. Secretary of...
Iran Executions Amount to ‘State Sanctioned Killing’: UN Rights Chief
GENEVA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said that the death penalty was being weaponised by Iran's government to strike fear into the population and stamp out dissent, saying the executions amounted to...
Prominent Defense Lawyer Alikordi Found Dead; Rights Groups Cite Signs of Violent Assault
By Kayhan Life Staff
Human rights groups raised the alarm over the sudden death of Khosrow Alikordi, a prominent defense attorney in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad. Alikordi,45, who was widely known for representing...
Iran’s Zarif Says Trump to ‘Abuse’ Un Security Council Role to Slam Tehran
DUBAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to "abuse" the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticise Tehran, Washington's arch-foe.
The...
U.S., EU, UK Impose New Sanctions on Iran over Protest Crackdown
By Daphne Psaledakis and Gabriela Baczynska
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The West on Monday stepped up pressure on Iran over its crackdown on protests as the United States, European Union and United Kingdom imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran.
The...
Iranian Jobs Go as U.S. Sanctions Start to Bite
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Tamnoush, an Iranian company that makes fizzy drinks, has shut down its production line after 16 years and laid off dozens of workers. It was facing massive...
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Urges Europe to Recall Ambassadors to Iran
By Kayhan Life Staff
Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi held a meeting with a delegation from the European Parliament on Sept. 23 to discuss the West and the international community’s support for the Iranian people and...
