Wednesday, May 6, 2026

COMMENTARY: Women in the Islamic Republic Are Second-Class Citizens

By Azadeh Karimi and Elahe Boghrat The Iranian media have reported on the suspicious death of Zahra Navidpour, a 28-year-old woman whose body was discovered on January 6 at her mother’s home in the northwestern...
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OPINION: Where Is Trump Headed with His Tougher Policy Toward Iran?

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's offer of dialogue with Tehran belies a hardening of U.S. policy that intensifies economic and diplomatic pressure but so far stops short of using...

The Shah’s Son Paradox: Why Iran Needs Its Exiled Crown Prince To Achieve Democracy

All Rights Reserved@WorldCruch in Partnership with Kayhan.London. -OpEd- By F. Haqiqatjou - As a sociologist, I have one thing in common with Iran's former crown prince and exiled heir apparent, Reza Pahlavi. We both support a...

OPINION: Iran Uses Global Film Festivals as an Ideological Tool

By Reza Parchizadeh Asghar Farhadi’s “Everybody Knows,” starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, opened the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. While Farhadi didn’t win any prizes this year, fellow Iranian director Jafar Panahi received the Best...

OPINION: Iranian Women’s Unrelenting Battle Against Oppression

By Azadeh Karimi For the past 40 years, the Islamic Republic Regime’s educational system and propaganda machine have been brainwashing and indoctrinating generations of young Iranians by planting distorted ethical and moral values and a...

OPINION: The Warsaw Conference: Exclusive Kayhan Life Account

By Ahmad Rafat Two-day summit attended by senior representatives from more than 60 countries titled “Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East” concluded its work on February 14 in...

Noor Pahlavi: Pandemic Is ‘Spiraling Out of Control’ in Iran 

While the world focuses on the unfolding political and humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan, just across its border, in Iran, another crisis is approaching a breaking point. Every two minutes an Iranian is dying from COVID-19,...

OPINION: Iranian Women’s Removal of the Hijab Will Lead to Regime’s Collapse

By Anna Mahjar-Barducci The hijab is a political tool used by the Islamic Republic of Iran to keep a strict grip on its population. Koranic sources recommend that women wear modest clothing, but no specific type...

OPINION: The Fate of Iranian Military Bases in Syria

  By Fayaz Sara, Asharq Al-Awsat (Arabic-language daily based in London) The presence of Iranian military bases in Syria is a matter of concern to Syrian opposition groups, Russia, Turkey, Israel, regional Arab countries, the U.S.,...

OPINION: After the Slaughter, Islamic Republic Faces Certain Collapse  

By Khosrow Amirani* (*Khosrow Amirani is the pseudonym of an Iranian-born professional based in the West who submitted this opinion piece to Kayhan Life. The views expressed are the writer’s own.) The streets are quiet. That...