Sunday, February 22, 2026

ANALYSIS- Iranian Oil Could Take Months to Flow After a Nuclear Deal

By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Julia Payne LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - A deal to limit Iran's nuclear programme would lead to sanctions on its oil sector being lifted but it could take several months for any more Iranian crude...

ANALYSIS: Twenty-Six Million Iranians Live In Extreme Poverty

By Kayhan Life Staff President Ebrahim Raisi’s government established the “Headquarters for Eradicating Absolute Poverty” in 2022. Yet almost a year later, the number of Iranians forced into poverty continues to increase. In comments reported by the...

ANALYSIS: Russia’s Influence In Islamic Republic of Iran Is Spreading

By Ahmad Rafat In recent weeks, the debate over Iran’s relationship with Russia has become one of the most contentious issues in the country’s domestic politics. From the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) to social media and...

ANALYSIS: Afghanistan Will Be the New Base of Operation for Iran and IRGC

By Kayhan Life Staff Afghanistan is facing yet another crisis with Taliban forces extending territories under their control. The reactionary group, known for its inhumane treatment of Afghan citizens, has occupied several cities recently. The Afghan...

ANALYSIS: Iran Prepares for Fresh Round of Nuclear Talks

By Ahmad Rafat On Nov. 27, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, dubbed the “father of Iran’s nuclear program,” was killed by unknown attackers who reportedly used a “remote control weapon” to fire on his car on Mostafa Khomeini...

ANALYSIS-Iraq Enjoys Respite From Turmoil but Risks Remain

By Timour Azhari, Amina Ismail and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD, June 16 (Reuters) - Helped by buoyant oil prices and a period of political calm at home and in the region, Iraq appears more stable than any time...

ANALYSIS: Politics, Not Substance, Seen Guiding U.S. And Iran on Terror Listing

By Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi April 11 (Reuters) - One of the last obstacles to reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal - Tehran's demand to remove its Revolutionary Guards from a U.S. terrorism list - is...

ANALYSIS: Iranian General Hosseinzadeh Hejazi Is ‘Martyred’ After Heart Attack

By Kayhan Life Staff On April 18, the public relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that Brigadier General Seyyed Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi, the deputy commander of the IRGC’s Qods Force (IRGC-QF),...

ANALYSIS: Europe Is Reluctant to Designate IRGC As A Terrorist Organization

By Ahmad Rafat European governments are in the process of deciding whether to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. On Jan. 18, the European Parliament overwhelmingly supported a proposal urging the...

ANALYSIS: How Iran-EU Relations Are Strained by Terrorism and Sanctions 

By Ahmad Rafat The European Union announced a new set of sanctions on January 8 against a particular unit of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and against two individuals -- Asadollah Assadi and Saeed Hashemi Moghadam...