The Week in Review: August 20th – August 27th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 27.08.21
Aug. 27 - Iran’s parliament approved all but one of President Ebrahim Raisi’s nominated cabinet ministers this week.
Several of Raisi’s cabinet members are on US or EU sanctions lists, including...
The Week in Review: August 13th – August 20th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 20.08.21
Aug. 20 - Iran’s outgoing foreign minister Javad Zarif said Iran was ready to continue its peacemaking efforts in Afghanistan, following the country’s fall on Aug.15 to the Taliban.
The Shia...
The Week in Review: August 6th – August 13th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 13.08.21
Aug. 13 - Iran’s new president, Ebrahim Raisi, unveiled his preferred cabinet this week and shared the list with Iran’s parliament for approval.
The conservative and male-only cabinet includes Hossein Amir-Abdollahian...
The Week in Review: July 30th – August 6th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 06.08.21
Aug. 6 - Hardline cleric, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as Iran’s president on Thursday, following heightened tensions in the country and abroad.
Raisi will serve as Iran’s president for four...
The Week in Review: July 23rd – July 30th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 30.07.21
Negotiations to revive the Iran nuclear deal continued to stall this week. Washington said Tehran had not yet agreed to come back to compliance with the current agreement as a...
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: July 9th – July 16th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 16.07.21
Talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal were put on hold this week following Tehran’s decision to step back from the negotiations while Iran’s new government is put into place.
Incoming...
The Week in Review: July 2nd – July 9th
By Natasha Phillips
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 09.07.21
A fresh round of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government officials was held in Tehran this week, following a months-long stalemate between Afghanistan’s warring factions. The...
The Week in Review: June 25th – July 2nd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 02.07.21 (1)
A United Nations expert on human rights in Iran called for an inquiry into allegations that Iran’s incoming president Ebrahim Raisi, played a role in the mass execution of...
The Week in Review: June 18th – June 25th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 25.06.21
Negotiations taking place in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal slowed down this week, as the outcome of Iran’s presidential elections took center stage following Ebrahim Raisi’s confirmation...


