Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: June 26th – July 3rd
Khamenei’s Heirs Fight Over Power and Plunder
By Behnam Mohammadi
With Ali Khamenei gone and his heir hidden from sight, the Islamic Republic’s remaining commanders are busy dividing the estate, and planning how to eliminate rivals....
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: June 12th – June 19th
Lion and Sun Flag Flies at World Cup Stadium Despite FIFA Ban
Despite FIFA banning Iran’s Lion and Sun flags from entering SoFi Stadium, where the Iran vs New Zealand match was held, hundreds of...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: June 5th – June 12th
Negotiations Under the Table, War Above It
By Behnam Mohammadi
Washington and Tehran bargain in whispers while trading missile strikes. Tehran arms proxies, strikes the region, and crushes Iranians at home, while Washington talks diplomacy as...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: June 19th – June 26th
Feeding the IRGC: Dollars, Corn, and Soybeans
By Behnam Mohammadi
The Washington-Tehran plan carries a bitter paradox: sweeteners meant to coax the Islamic Republic into compliance could end up feeding the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. If...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: May 29th – June 5th
Behold the Death Roller!
By Ahmad Barakizadeh
Since the start of the war, the Islamic Republic has executed at least 42 political prisoners and detained more than 6,500 people on charges such as “espionage” and “collaboration...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: May 22nd – May 29th
A Victory Speech from the Bunker
By Ahmad Barakizadeh
The Islamic Republic cries it is winning the war, a triumph of delusion over debris.
Its old supreme leader is dead; its new one is, at best, hiding,...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: May 15th – May 22nd
The Survival Spectacle
By Behnam Mohammadi
As arrests and executions increase, the Islamic Republic‘s campaign of survival continues: confiscating the property of those it brands as opponents, enforcing a near-total internet blackout, importing loyalists and proxy...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: May 7th – May 15th
The Origami War
By Behnam Mohammadi
The U.S.–Islamic Republic war is trapped in paperwork. Tehran presented its wish list before a cease-fire. Trump called it “garbage” and did not finish reading. For now, the two sides are...
Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: April 30th – May 7th
Hormuz Conflict: Day 70
By Behnam Mohammadi
Both sides are seeking a temporary arrangement to prevent renewed conflict and stabilize strait shipping, raising hopes of a breakthrough.
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Weekly Roundup from Kayhan Life: April 24th – April 30th
Staging Unity, Deepening Divide
By Behnam Mohammadi
The Islamic Republic stages nightly pro-regime rallies to project unity, loyalty, and legitimacy. Yet as it tightens the noose through executions, arrests, and continuing internet blackout, the gulf between...
