Iran
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News
Can the Iranians Topple the Ayatollah?
The protests in Iran now in their third month are a historic battle pitting two powerful and irreconcilable forces: a…
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World
An academic who was imprisoned in Iran welcomes Brittney Griner to a ‘bizarre club.’
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Islamic studies scholar who was detained in Iran for more than two years, is still figuring out…
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World
Russia and Iran are strengthening their defense partnership, the Biden administration warns.
The Biden administration said on Friday that Russia and Iran were strengthening their military ties into a “full-fledged defense partnership,”…
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Arts
With ‘Eyes on Iran,’ Artists Bring Protests to Roosevelt Island
At the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms State Park, across from the United Nations, an exhibition has an undeniable mood…
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World
Iran Executes Man Over Nationwide Protests
Mohsen Shekari, 23, had been sentenced to death on accusations of blocking a street in Tehran and attacking a member…
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World
Strikes Across Iran Lead to Shuttered Shops and Ghost Towns
Activists say it is the next phase in an uprising that began in September, after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa…
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World
What Would Disbanding the Morality Police Mean for Iran?
A top official suggested over the weekend that the unit, responsible for enforcing the country’s strict dress code, had been…
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World
Iran Abolishes Morality Police After Months of Protests
The move appeared to be a concession to the protest movement that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a…
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News
The U.S. Cleared a Big World Cup Hurdle. The Knockout Round Poses Another.
The U.S. victory over Iran sent it to the round of 16, with a match against the Netherlands on Saturday.…
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News
The World Cup continues for the U.S. Will Christian Pulisic be part of it?
DOHA, Qatar — The job for the United States soccer team was simple, really: Win. The stakes and the stage…