U.S. Sanctions Should Not Stop EU Business with Iran, EU Court Adviser Says
By Robin Emmott
BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - A legal adviser to the European Union's top court said on Wednesday that a German company was wrong to terminate its contract with an Iranian bank if its...
The Islamic Republic and the Demise Of Shia Doctrine
By Reza Parchizadeh
In August 2016, the official website of the late Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a Shia theologian and democracy advocate -- currently run by his family and followers -- published an audio recording of him...
Mother of Iranian Teenager Killed in Protest Sentenced to 100 Lashes, Report Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
Mahboubeh Ramezani, the mother of Pejman Gholipour — a teenager killed by security forces during the November 2019 nationwide protests in Karaj, northwest of Tehran — has been given a one-month...
Southern Iranian Soil from Fields, Farms Being Smuggled to Qatar, Official Says
Dirt from farms and grasslands in southern Iranian provinces has been smuggled to Qatar for the past decade to be used for creating man-made islands and new land along the Persian Gulf coastline, the...
Overnight Protests Rock Tehran, Other Iranian Cities, Online Videos Show
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Protests rocked Iran again overnight Thursday after seeming to have dwindled in recent weeks, with marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic, online video posts purportedly showed on Friday.
The marches...
Rouhani’s Call For Referendum Draws Sharp Criticism From the Right
February 14, 2018 In a speech marking the 39th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on February 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the referendum was the only way out of the current crisis. Rouhani...
ANALYSIS: Many Iranians Plan to Boycott March 1 Parliamentary Elections
By Ahmad Rafat
Elections for the Iranian Parliament and for the sixth Assembly of Experts (which has the power to appoint Iran’s Supreme Leader) are due to be held on March 1. The candidates in...
Iranian Authorities Demolish Bahai Minority’s Houses, Human Rights Groups Say
By Kayhan Life staff
Several human rights groups have reported that the Iranian authorities have raided homes belonging to members of the Baha'i faith in at least nine cities across the country in recent days,...
An Exclusive Report On the Kermanshah Earthquake
On November 12, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck Kermanshah Province in northwestern Iran, near the Iraqi border, killing more than 400 people. More than two weeks later, many people in the...
Iran’s Southern Regions Hard Hit by Flash Floods
8th April 2019 - Torrential rains have caused massive flooding in many parts of Iran in the past few weeks. Water levels have been rising at an alarming rate in most dams in the southern...
