Saturday, February 14, 2026

Iranians Are Having Fake Marriages to Receive Wedding Loans

Iranian media have recently reported on a widespread scheme involving fake marriages which enables couples to apply for wedding loans (also known as marriage loans). Some officials have blamed the growing trend on a...

Iran’s Parliament Passes Bill to Raise Wages of Armed Forces, Police Personnel

By Kayhan Life Staff The Majlis (Iranian Parliament) has passed an amendment to the government’s 2022-23 budget bill, increasing the salaries of police and armed forces personnel by 20 percent, the Islamic Republic News Agency...

EU Firms Can Scrap Iran Deals if U.S. Sanctions’ Costs Too High, EU Top...

Dec 21 (Reuters) - European companies can end contracts with Iranian firms pressured by U.S. sanctions if upholding the deals would lead to "disproportionate economic loss," the EU's top court said on Tuesday. The judgment...

EU Extends Rights Sanctions on Iran, at Odds Over New Measures

  By Gabriela Baczynska and Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS, April 12 (Reuters) - The European Union extended sanctions on Iran over human rights violations on Thursday, as the bloc prepared for a clash over whether to impose a...

EXCLUSIVE: New UN Rapporteur on Iran to Focus on Gender Inequality, Executions

By Natasha Phillips Dr. Mai Sato, the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran,  outlined her priorities in an exclusive interview with Kayhan Life, and said...

UN Iran Expert Concerned About Death Sentences for Protesters

By Emma Farge GENEVA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A U.N.-appointed independent expert on Iran voiced concern on Tuesday that the repression of protesters was intensifying, with authorities launching a "campaign" of sentencing them to death. The U.N. says more than...

Iran Confirms Detention of Three Australians – Fars

DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary on Tuesday confirmed the detention of three Australian citizens that had been announced last week by the Australian government, according to Iran's semi-official Fars news agency. "Two of...

Iranian Female Journalist Goes on Trial on Charges Linked to Amini Protests

DUBAI, May 29 (Reuters) - An Iranian journalist went of trial behind closed doors on Monday on charges linked to her coverage of the funeral of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in custody last year triggered months...

Islamic Republic Faces Powerful New Wave of Protests, Labor Strikes

By Ahmad Rafat A new wave of protests and strikes by various trade unions and guilds has spread throughout Iran in the past few weeks. This wave differs in many important respects from the demonstrations...

U.S. Dollars Smuggled in Large Amounts into Iran, Afghan Official Says

There has been a significant increase in the volume of U.S. dollars entering Iran illegally from Afghanistan, ILNA (the Iranian Labor News Agency) reported, quoting Sakhi Ahmad Peyman, the president of the Afghanistan Industrial...