Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: November 28th – December 5th
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
Ayatollah’s Playbook: Powered by Moscow
The Islamic Republic and Russia have settled into a marriage of convenience held together by sanctions, shared isolation, and a “shadow fleet” of outlaw tankers.
Russian influence now threads...
The Week in Review: July 16th – July 23rd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 23.07.21
Four young people have been shot by Iran’s security forces in Khuzestan Province as they protested against water shortages in the area, following demonstrations which erupted in several cities throughout...
The Week in Review: August.16th – August.23rd
Concerns were raised over Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as Grace 1, trying to attempt a dangerous sea-to-sea cargo transfer after being denied docking permission to refuel in Greece, was raised this...
Flash Briefing: Dec. 21, 2024
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 21.12.24
Dec. 21 - British police arrested two Romanian men over the stabbing of Pouria Zeraati, a journalist working for opposition news outlet Iran International, in London in March.
The men were...
The Week in Review: June 23rd – June 30th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 30.06.23
June 30 - Members of Iran’s leadership met with senior officials from Iraq’s Shia Coordination Framework in Tehran this week, according to the Shia Islam news outlet Shafaqna.
The Framework is...
The Week in Review: December 29th – January 5th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 05.01.24
Jan. 5 - A senior Houthi official, Mohammad Abdul Salam has thanked Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian for the Iranian regime’s “strong” support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war.
The officials...
The Week in Review: December 4th – December 11th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 11.12.20
The Trump administration imposed more sanctions on Iranian officials this week, which some experts said were triggered to put pressure on the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group backed by the...
The Week in Review: September 15th – September 22nd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 22.09.23
Sep. 22 - A United Nations inquiry into the state of human rights in Iran has been asked to investigate the Iranian government’s treatment of detained dual nationals.
Free Nazanin, a...
The Week in Review: September 29th – October 6th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 06.10.23
Oct. 5 - Personnel from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have taken up position in central Syria following the withdrawal of forces belonging to Russia-backed Wagner Group.
The withdrawal follows an...
The Week in Review: November 19th – November 26th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 26.11.21
Nov. 26 - Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, came under increasing pressure to resolve the country’s economic crisis this week, following a visit to Boyer-Ahmad, a deprived province in south western...
