Saturday, February 14, 2026

Iranian Women Could Be Allowed into Sports Stadiums, Says Football Federation Chief

The government aims to remove any obstacles that currently prohibit girls and women from attending sporting matches at large stadiums, said Mehdi Taj the head of Iran’s Football Federation. “We’ve held many meetings with senior...

Iran-Linked Hackers Threaten to Release Trump Aides’ Emails

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from U.S. President Donald Trump's circle, after distributing a prior batch to the media ahead of the 2024 U.S. election. In online...

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 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...

Iran Sentences Iranian Woman to 10 Years for Spying for UK

LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it had sentenced an Iranian woman to 10 years prison for spying for Britain, amid rising tension between the Islamic Republic and some Western countries over its nuclear...

Iran’s Women Reporters Suffer Widespread Sexual Harassment, Magazine Reports

By Azadeh Karimi A recent survey conducted among a group of 59 female news reporters by the Tehran-based monthly magazine Communication Management (magiran) has shown that 90 percent of them experienced some types of sexual...

As U.S. Sanctions Near, Europe Fails to Protect Iran Deal

By John Irish and Robin Emmott UNITED NATIONS/BRUSSELS, Sept 24 (Reuters) - At a meeting in Washington after Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in May, a senior U.S. official told European...

Iran Seeks to Pass Tough New Hijab Laws, Uses AI To Track Offenders

By Kayhan Life Staff The Islamic Republic of Iran is striving to pass the latest version of the “Hijab and Chastity Bill,” which has been drafted by the government and the Judiciary and has been...

EU-Iran Trade Vehicle Unlikely to Meet Anti-Money-Laundering Norms -U.S.

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, May 7 (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday that European powers are unlikely to live up to a pledge to prevent their conduit for trade with Iran being used to launder...

Iranian-German National Jamshid Sharmahd Sentenced to Death – Mizan

DUBAI, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary sentenced Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd to death on charges of "corruption on earth", the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Tuesday. Sharmahd, who also has U.S. residency, is accused by...