Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: December 26th – January 2nd
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
Fear Changes Sides
By Thursday, January 1, protests that erupted on Sunday, December 28, had spread to more than 72 cities across Iran, stitching together a geography of dissent that runs from the...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: December 19th – December 26th
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
Shadow of War Looms Over the “supreme leader”
The Islamic Republic is navigating one of its most precarious periods in more than four decades.
Diplomatic paralysis, economic pressure, and deep public resentment are threatening...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: December 12th – December 19th
By Kayhan Life Staff
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
An Iranian Solstice Tradition: Keeping the Light Alive
On the longest night of the year, December 21, Iranians do not retreat from the darkness—they face it together. Shab-e Yalda, the...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: December 5th – December 12th
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
A Fatal Warning for Iran’s Defenders of Justice
The death of Khosrow Ali-Kordi, a prominent Iranian lawyer, has renewed scrutiny of what human rights activists describe as a pattern of state-sponsored killings.
Mr. Ali-Kordi,...
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...
Flash Briefing: December 5, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 05.12.25
Dec. 5 - The United States has set up its first one-way drone attack squadron in the Middle East, using technology and design developed by Iran.
Task Force Scorpion Strike was...
Flash Briefing: November 28, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 28.11.25
Nov. 28 - Several children of high ranking Iranian officials have criticized the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign policy and have called for a change to the way the state...
ARCHIVE: Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: November 14th – November 21st
Can The Ayatollah’s Nuclear Sprint Be Stopped?
Will the latest resolution by the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors be enough to halt the Islamic Republic’s sprint towards a nuclear weapon? The vote delivered a reminder...
Flash Briefing: November 21, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 21.11.25
Nov. 21 - The Islamic Republic of Iran said it was willing to resume negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program as long as its red lines were...
ARCHIVE: Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: November 7th – November 14th
Artist: Behnam Mohammadi
Death Roams Iran’s Streets, the Islamic Republic Barely Blinks
Air pollution has tightened its grip on Iran’s cities with the lethality of the Grim Reaper. This is a public-health emergency claiming tens of thousands...
