France Discussing with Iran Fate of Citizen Arrested in October
PARIS, Feb 20 - France is in touch with Iran to improve the conditions of a French woman who was arrested in October on the Persian Gulf island of Kish for allegedly signing an illegal mining...
America’s Anti-Iran Push May Get Harder With Nuclear Deal Pullout
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - The United States risks greater isolation and unpredictability in its anti-Iran drive after President Donald Trump opted to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal despite warnings...
Iranian City Shops Shut After Strike Call, Judiciary Blames ‘Rioters’
DUBAI, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Iranian shops shut their doors in several cities on Monday, following calls for a three-day nationwide general strike from protesters seeking the fall of clerical rulers, with the head of the judiciary...
ANALYSIS: Why Europe Is Unlikely to Designate IRGC As Terrorist Group
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was established in May 1979 on the orders of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
Yet the Iranian armed forces celebrate the anniversary...
Iran Eyes Private Oil Exports to Help Beat U.S. Sanctions
DUBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - Iran will allow private companies to export crude oil, part of a strategy to counter U.S. sanctions, and is urging fellow OPEC members, including regional rival Saudi Arabia, not...
VIDEO: International Criminal Court Official Hirad Abtahi Discusses Protecting Culture
By Kayhan Life Staff
Hirad Abtahi is an international criminal justice lawyer with 25 years experience who currently serves as chef de cabinet (chief of staff) to the Presidency of the United Nations International Criminal...
Jailed British-Iranian Aid Worker Moved to Hospital Psychiatric Ward
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been transferred from prison to a hospital psychiatric ward, the campaign group seeking to free her said on Wednesday.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager...
Freed Belgian Aid Worker Lost Weight, Not Sense of Humour, During Iran Ordeal
BRUSSELS, May 27 (Reuters) - Freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele lost 30 kg (66 lb) but not his sense of humour during over a year in an Iranian jail, his spokesman said on Saturday following his...
Iran Arrests 67 People for Suspected Financial Crimes
DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested 67 people in a drive against financial crime, the judiciary said on Sunday, as the country faces renewed U.S. sanctions and a public outcry against...
Iran’s Professional Cyclists Say They Are Frequently Assaulted by Drivers
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian road-racing cyclists training for domestic and international championships frequently complain of rude, abusive, and even violent behavior of car and truck drivers and motorcyclists, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA)...
