Tuesday, February 17, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Tehran Protest Survivors Describe Live Gunfire, Bloodshed

By Firoozeh Nordstrom Until 2026, daily life for many Tehranis consisted of patiently suppressing their anger at the heavy traffic and smog and receiving regular admonitions from the state. Then, in early January of this...

House of Lords Members Press UK to Engage with Iranian Diaspora

By Kayhan Life Staff Senior House of Lords members from a wide range of political parties are asking the U.K. government to speak directly with the U.K.-based “Stage of Freedom,” an Iranian diaspora group led...

EXCLUSIVE – Iran Fears US Strike May Reignite Protests, Imperil Rule, Sources Say

https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/iran-us-to-hold-nuclear-talks-on-friday-some-regional-countries-to-participate-say-sources/ By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Iran’s leadership is increasingly worried a U.S. strike could break its grip on power by driving an already enraged public back onto the streets, following a bloody crackdown on...
video

EU Designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Organisation in Policy Shift

By Lili Bayer and John Irish BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers on Thursday agreed to include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the bloc's list of terrorist organisations, putting the powerful guards in...

Iran Rounds up Thousands in Mass Arrest Campaign After Crushing Unrest, Sources Say

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Plainclothes Iranian security forces have rounded up thousands of people in a campaign of mass arrests and intimidation to deter further protests after crushing the bloodiest unrest since the 1979...

Iran Detaining Protesters Being Treated in Hospitals as Part of Crackdown, Says UN Expert

By Olivia Le Poidevin and Parisa Hafezi GENEVA/DUBAI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A U.N. expert on Iran said on Monday she had received reports of protesters linked to nationwide demonstrations being removed from hospitals and detained by Iranian security forces...

Iran Executed Two Men

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Iran executed two men for the 2023 bombing of a bus carrying pilgrims, identifying them as linked to Islamic State, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Saturday. The news agency said the attack...

UN Rights Body Censures Iran’s ‘Brutal Repression’ of Protests

By Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The U.N. rights body condemned Iran on Friday for rights abuses and mandated an investigation into a recent crackdown on anti-government protests that killed thousands of people. "I call on...

Iran Deaths Went Beyond Protesters, Hitting Bystanders Too, Witnesses Say

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Art student Arash was walking home through the streets of Tehran when a shotgun blast ended his life. He had not shouted slogans, joined protesters or raised a fist. A friend, speaking...
video

EXCLUSIVE: Six Protesters Speak Out After Deadly Crackdown in Iran 

By Roshanak Astaraki   Six Iranian protesters who said they witnessed the brutal crackdown of mass demonstrations in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Lahijan on Jan. 8 and 9 have spoken exclusively to Kayhan Life. They have...