Flash Briefing: October 10, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash briefing 10.10.25
Oct. 10 - China has found a way to bypass U.S. oil sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran which allows it to pay for the fuel, according to...
ARCHIVE: Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: September 26th – October 3rd
Artist: Ahmad Barakizadeh
A Trickling Hose vs Roaring Flames
For decades, the Islamic Republic has insisted it could outmaneuver any Western plot and outlast every sanction. But with the U.N.’s “snapback mechanism” now in full force,...
Flash Briefing: October 3, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 03.10.25
Oct. 3 - The Islamic Republic of Iran has approved a bill which enables much harsher punishments for espionage, following a 12-day war in June with Israel.
The legislation, which has...
ARCHIVE: Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: September 19th- September 26th
Shuffling Toward Sanctions, Mumbling Uranium
The so-called supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, emerged Tuesday night for another televised monologue. Frail, isolated, and visibly clinging to the scraps of his authority, Khamenei once...
Flash Briefing: September 26, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 26.09.25
Sept. 26 - The Islamic Republic of Iran said it had acquired thousands of classified documents from Israel including content related to its military and nuclear sites, in a documentary...
ARCHIVE: Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: September 12th- September 19th
Tehran’s Delay Tactics Run Out of Time
The Islamic Republic has once again run out of rope on its most practiced diplomatic strategy: pretending to negotiate while doing nothing. On Friday, the U.N. Security Council...
Flash Briefing: September 19, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 19.09.25
Sep. 19 - Iranian authorities prevented the family of Mahsa Amini from holding a memorial service for her on Tuesday, three years on from her death.
Mahsa was detained by police...
ARCHIVE: Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: September 5th- September 12th
Khamenei Nods, Europe Waits, and Snapback Looms
Tehran’s latest nuclear “understanding” with the International Atomic Energy Agency was signed with a flourish in Cairo and greeted at home with fury. To some, it’s capitulation to...
Flash Briefing: September 12, 2025
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 12.09.25
Sep. 12 - Britain, France and Germany, collectively known as the E3, warned Iran to reinstate inspections of its nuclear sites by the United Nations atomic watchdog or face more...
ARCHIVE: Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: August 29th – September 5th
Late to Shanghai: Tehran’s Look East Doctrine in Action
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit kicked off on August 31, with 20 leaders smiling for the cameras. Missing from the all-important family photo, however, was Masoud...
