ANALYSIS: How Iranian Protesters Unmasked The Regime’s Old Game Of Divide And Rule’
By Elahe Boghrat
In Iran, after decades of organized social segregation and the Islamic Republic's exclusion of the vast majority of Iranians in favor of a small minority of devotees, a nation has now risen...
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: New EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell Is Sympathetic to Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
Josep Borrell -- the current foreign minister of Spain, and soon-to-be High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy -- has, in the past, described Iran as a...
ANALYSIS: U.S. Sanctions Trigger Exodus of European Companies from Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
In the past three months, dozens of mid-size and large European companies have announced plans to end their business and trade ties with Iran. The reimposition of U.S. sanctions, the last set...
‘Iran Prosperity Project’ Launched in Washington, With Reza Pahlavi’s Support
Kayhan Life Staff
The National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFDI) officially launched its much-anticipated series of academic white papers as part of the "Iranian Prosperity Project" (IPP).
During his opening remarks, Dr. Saeed Ganji, NUFDI’s...
ANALYSIS: Iranian Executives Found to Have Bought African Passports as Sanctions Bit
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and David Lewis
LONDON/NAIROBI, June 29 (Reuters) - In January, the Comoros Islands quietly cancelled a batch of its passports that foreigners had bought in recent years. The tiny nation off the...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s Reformists Face Uphill Battle in 2021 Presidential Election
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front (also known as the Reformists Front Coordination Council) -- an umbrella organization consisting of the main political groups within the Iranian reform movement --...
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 – Khamenei’s Election Agenda May Slow Revival of Iran Nuclear Deal
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
DUBAI, May 24 (Reuters) - Weary negotiators appear increasingly unlikely to revive a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers before the Islamic Republic's June presidential election, but an extension...
