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As Protests Rage, Iran Executes Another Man, This Time in Public
Majidreza Rahnavard was hanged after being accused of killing two members of a paramilitary force in the northeastern city of…
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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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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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Sports
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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Sports
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…