ANALYSIS: A Close Look At Iran’s 2022-23 Proposed Budget Bill
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi submitted his government’s 2022-23 proposed budget bill to the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) on Dec. 12.
Mr. Raisi and his cabinet have projected that the 3.631 quadrillion tomans ($121...
ANALYSIS: “Afghanistan: Looking to the Future”
SPECIAL REPORT
“Afghanistan: Looking to the Future”
South Asia and Middle East Forum
House of Commons
London, October 25th, 2018
★★★★★
Overview
The South Asia and Middle East Forum (SAME) hosted a special session entitled, ‘Afghanistan: Looking to the Future,’ on...
ANALYSIS – The U.S. Triggered a ‘Snapback’ of U.N. Sanctions on Iran, What Does...
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday triggered a process aimed at restoring all U.N. sanctions on Iran after the U.N. Security Council rejected a U.S....
ANALYSIS: Iran May Have to Negotiate With U.S. If It Loses Europe’s Support
By Ahmad Rafat
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has repeatedly said that the purpose of the new and stricter sanctions against Iran, which went into effect on November 5, was to “get the government...
ANALYSIS: UN Blue Beret Units in Iran Are Being Used to Suppress Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
The blue beret units of the 23rd Mobile Division of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces (NEZAJA) held a military exercise on May 29 to mark the International Day...
ANALYSIS: Iranian Security Forces Are Bracing For New Wave of Protests
By Kayhan Life Staff
Fearing that the chronic economic crisis could spark another nationwide protest, the country’s security apparatus, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Basij (volunteer paramilitary forces), have been trying...
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...
ANALYSIS: Why Sweden Was Silent About Iran’s Alleged Assassination Plots
By Ahmad Rafat
On Feb. 15, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Lennart Billstrom publicly denounced the Iranian government’s involvement in a plot to assassinate three Swedish Jewish citizens.
In a conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,...
ANALYSIS: Iranian Students Mark Anniversary of 1999 University Protests
By Roshanak Astaraki
July 9 marked the 23rd anniversary of the Iranian university student protests, known as the “18th of Tir” (July 9) and the “Kuye Daneshgah Disaster.”
Following a peaceful demonstration on July 8, 1999,...
Why Iran’s Regime Is Cracking Down On Celebrities Now
Angered by the world's reactions to its brutal crackdown on weeks of mass protests, Iran's clerical regime has turned on both prominent and less prominent voices and faces in the arts and sports, to...
