Iran

Toxic

Who is poisoning Iran's schoolgirls, and why hasn't Tehran stopped them?

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Setting Them Free

Iran set to pardon thousands detained in protests, state media says

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Drone Warfare

Israel reportedly behind drone attack on warehouse in Iran

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free at last

Iranian actress released on bail after arrest in connection with protests

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*Mostly* dead

Biden caught admitting Iran nuclear deal 'is dead'

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More Trouble in Iran

Iranian government arrests acclaimed actress in relation to protests

A memorial for the executed Iranian protester Majidreza Rahnavard.

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Another Heinous Killing

Iran publicly executes 2nd prisoner as warning to protesters

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Iran protests

Iran carries out 1st execution of Masha Amini protests

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Briefing

What's going on with Iran's raging protests?

A protest sign against the Iranian government.

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A Major Milestone, Maybe?

Iran dismisses claims morality police have been disbanded

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: December 4, 2022

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Editor's letter

Patrick Henry in China

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Iran protests

Home of Iranian climber who competed without hijab reportedly destroyed

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penalty kick

Iran calls for U.S. expulsion from the World Cup claiming it 'disrespected' flag

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all quiet

Iranian team boycotts national anthem at World Cup

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Briefing

Is Iran preparing to execute dissidents?

An Iron Dome system being used on the Gaza Strip this past August.

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Getting Some Assistance

Ukraine asks Israel for Iron Dome defense system

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Hindsight is 20/20

Obama reflects on a past 'mistake' and Democratic priorities in new interview

A rocket is fired during the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

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More Violence on the Horizon

Russia to receive additional weapons from Iran, report says

Woman looking at Rekabi on monitor without hijab

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climbing concerns

Fears grow for Iranian athlete who competed without hijab

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breaking news

Ukrainian official says kamikaze drones are attacking Kyiv

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happening in Iran

Fire at Iran's notorious Evin prison leaves several dead

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Briefing

Parsing the protests in Iran

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2017

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Who's to blame?

Iranian Supreme Leader blames U.S., Israel for protests across country

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Crimes against chaos

Iran president warns against 'chaos' as protests continue

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'very unsettling'

Iran president cancels interview with CNN's Amanpour over head scarf

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unrest

At least 9 killed in Iran as protests over woman's death grow

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Briefing

A new deal for Iran and the U.S.?

John Bolton, Salman Rushdie, and IRG Soldiers

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Briefing

Rushdie, Bolton, and Iran's Revolutionary Guard, explained

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it wasn't me

Iran implies Rushdie is to blame for attack

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Speed Reads

Putin makes rare international trip to Iran

President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid.

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foreign affairs

Biden and Israel's Yair Lapid split on how to deal with Iran

TV studio damaged by Iranian missile attack

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everyone's okay

U.S. blames Iran for ballistic missile attack on Iraqi Kurdistan

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Noah Millman

A new era of nuclear proliferation?

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leaving afghanistan

Top aid official says thousands of Afghan refugees are entering Iran every day