ANALYSIS: What to Watch for at the Harris-Trump Presidential Debate
By James Oliphant
WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will battle each other next week in their first televised debate, a high-stakes clash that could give the winner an advantage in the final sprint to Election...
ANALYSIS: The Sudden Resignation of Army Colonel Holako Ahmadian
By Kayhan Life Staff
The sudden resignation of Colonel Holako Ahmadian, the commander of the Iranian Army’s 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (NOHED) — commonly known as the “Green Berets” — has shocked and surprised...
ANALYSIS: UN Urged to Address Iran’s Human Rights Violations
By Natasha Phillips
Leading human rights organizations have called on the United Nations to address alleged human rights violations in Iran. The appeal was made in a March 24 letter addressed to member states of...
ANALYSIS: What Is Iran’s Role in the Future of Lebanon?
By Ahmad Rafat
The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, has warned against the perils facing the country and has called for early parliamentary elections.
“Lebanon is facing its biggest danger,” Patriarch al-Rahi...
ANALYSIS: Has Iran Lost the Yemen War?
Kayhan Staff
18th March, 2018
On April 3rd, the United Nations and governments of Switzerland and Sweden will sponsor a meeting labeled “High-Level Pledging Event in Geneva for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen.”
The official aim of...
ANALYSIS: Why Is Iran Experiencing Power Cuts and Gas Shortages?
By Roshanak Astaraki
The director of Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) Isa Kalantari has said the public must reduce its gas consumption or face frequent power outages.
In comments reported by the Tehran-based Tejarat News on...
Islamic Republic Is Allegedly Hiring Crime Gangs to Kill Opponents in Europe
By Ahmad Rafat
The arrest of two individuals in the Netherlands has exposed a strong link between the security agencies of the Islamic Republic and the infamous “Mocro-Maffia” drug gang operating in the Netherlands and...
ANALYSIS: Russia-Turkey Analysis
RUSSIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS
International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
London, TEMPLE, 18th January, 2018
“Russian-Turkish Rapprochement: Implications for the West”
Oksana Antonenko, a former IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute for Global Affairs...
ANALYSIS: Why Europe Is Unlikely to Designate IRGC As Terrorist Group
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was established in May 1979 on the orders of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.
Yet the Iranian armed forces celebrate the anniversary...
ANALYSIS: Iran’s New President Is Unlikely to Alter Nation’s Foreign Policy
By Kayhan Life Staff
On July 6, Masoud Pezeshkian was elected president of the 14th government of the Islamic Republic of Iran amidst a muddle of crises across all sectors. Even the most optimistic analysts...














