Weekly Roundup: Feb.15th. – Feb.22nd.
The Iranian government’s cyber army is escalating its attacks on Western government bodies and companies. Iran’s state-sanctioned hackers targeted U.S. companies, and Australia’s parliament this week, according to a U.S. cyber research company.
Stepping up its military...
The Week in Review: December 24th – December 31st
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 31.12.21
Dec. 31 - Iran banned travelers from Britain, Denmark and France this week, in an effort to stem the spread of Coronavirus variant Omicron, a highly transmissible strain of the...
The Week in Review: August 18th – August 25th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 25.08.23
Aug. 25 - Iran is among six countries which have been invited to join the BRICS nations, a grouping of world economies focused on developing investment opportunities.
The group will also...
The Week in Review: February 10th – February 17th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 17.02.23
Feb. 17 - The de facto leader of militant group Al Qaeda, Seif al-Adel, was reported to be in Iran, according to a briefing published by the United Nations.
A high...
The Week in Review: January 14th – January 21st
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 21.01.22
Jan. 21 - Angry shareholders threw objects and shouted verbal abuse at managers for Iran’s Day Bank during a meeting to elect a new board of directors this week.
The outburst...
The Week in Review Nov.9th-Nov.16th
By Natasha Phillips
16 Nov - The second round of U.S. sanctions against Iran kicked in on 5 November, generating mixed reactions among Iranians at home and abroad. For now, concerns over their impact on...
The Week in Review: May 29th – June 5th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 05.06.20
In a rare show of cooperation, Iran and the U.S both freed prisoners, leading to the release of U.S. Navy veteran Michael White, and Iranian-American scientist Sirous Asgari who was...
The Week in Review: December 17th – December 24th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 24.12.21
Dec. 24 - Iran reported its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant this week, as the government urged Iranians to get their booster jabs.
Iran is currently the worst-affected country...
The Week in Review: April 1st – April 8th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 08.04.22
April 8 - The Iranian government has reached an agreement which would allow a “considerable amount” of its assets frozen in overseas accounts to be released, according to an unnamed...
The Week in Review: May 20th – May 27th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 27.05.22
May 27 - The number of people who have died after a tower block collapsed in southwestern Iran on Monday has risen to 19, according to the country’s state media.
The...
