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"This Pale" - Rumi set to music: A celebration of the complexity of love - Qantara (December 31, 2021)
The Biden Team Knows Its Iran Policy Is Failing - FP (December 31, 2021)
Is Iran Really About To Buy Russian Su-35 'Super Flanker' Fighter Jets? - Forbes (December 30, 2021)
Will Iran be able to normalize ties with the West in 2022? - DW (December 30, 2021)
Persian poetry in the 21st century: The poem in contemporary Iran - Qantara (December 27, 2021)
Crocodiles turn on humans amid Iran water crisis - BBC (December 27, 2021)
Regional Powers Seek To Fill Vacuum Left By West's Retreat From Afghanistan - RFE/RL (December 25, 2021)
Family of Emad Shargi, American held in Iran, will spend the holidays without him - NPR (December 21, 2021)
Women stage global fast to pressure UK over Nazanin Zagari-Ratcliffe - The Guardian (December 20, 2021)
Mysterious Figurines Discovered in Iran's "Burnt City" - Art News (December 14, 2021)
Iran's water is running dry. Now its water woes are worsening. - Atlantic Council (December 13, 2021
Why Environmental Protests In Iran Are Being Ignored - World Crunch (December 13, 2021
Trump accuses Netanyahu of disloyalty for congratulating Biden after 2020 win - CNN (December 10, 2021
Israel opposed the Iran nuclear deal, but former Israeli officials increasingly say U.S. pullout was a mistake - WP (December 8, 2021
Maryam Djahani's debut novel "Ungebremst durch Kermanschah": Tearing through Kermanshah - Qantara (December 8, 2021
Afghans flee to Iran to escape Taliban and starvation - DW Video (December 8, 2021
An exploration of five millennia of Iranian art - DW (December 6, 2021
Hackers pretending to be Iranian govt use SMS messages to steal credit card info, create botnet - ZDNET (December 6, 2021
Iran's RQ-170 Clone Crashes Suspiciously On 10th Anniversary Of The Real One Falling Into Its Hands - The Drive (December 5, 2021)
For this American family, the Iran nuclear talks are personal - CNN (December 4, 2021
'Sabotage and bombings': Journalist on 'open war' between Israel and Iran - CNN (December 3, 2021
Iran's Massive Sewer Project Hit By Unexpected Hurdle -- Manhole Thieves - RFE/RL (December 3, 2021
Iran doubles down on abortion and contraception restrictions - WP (December 1, 2021
Hackers targeting and stealing billions from Iranian citizens in texting scheme - The Hill (December 1, 2021
Vintage cars show racy past of Iran's toppled royalty - AFP (December 1, 2021
An Earthquake Has Broken Tehran, but She's Looking for a Different Fix - NY Times (November 30, 2021
Iran nuclear deal: What key players want from talks - BBC (November 29, 2021
Nothing can stop Iran's World Cup heroes. Except war, of course - The Guardian (November 28, 2021
Iran's Brain Drain Crisis - OPED (November 27, 2021
Quotation of the Day: Israel and Iran Widen Targets in a Cyberwar - NY Times (November 27, 2021
Russia Wants to Broker an Iran-Saudi Deal and Biden Doesn't Seem to Mind - Newsweek (November 24, 2021
Frustrated with CIA, Trump administration turned to Pentagon for shadow war with Iran - Yahoo (November 23, 2021
Review: 'Titan of Tehran' uniquely blends history, memories - AP (November 22, 2021
As Hopes for Nuclear Deal Fade, Iran Rebuilds and Risks Grow - NY Times (November 21, 2021
Iran's Farhadi threatens not to represent Iran at Oscars - AFP (November 21, 2021
Iran and U.S. are trying to renegotiate nuclear deal - NPR (November 20, 2021
The modest scholar of Qom - Qantara (November 19, 2021
'It's My Decision': Iran's New Population Law Blasted For Restricting Access To Contraceptives, Abortions - RFE/RL (November 18, 2021
Iran: Repeal "crippling" new anti-abortion law - UN experts - OCHCR (November 16, 2021
The women of Iran's underground metal scene - BBC (November 16, 2021
Don't mention UK's £400m debt to Iran in Commons, Zaghari-Ratcliffe's MP told - The Guardian (November 15, 2021
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Husband ending hunger strike after 21 days - BBC (November 13, 2021
UK tells Iran that sanctions prevent payment of £400m debt - The Guardian (November 11, 2021
Why an old £400m debt to Iran stands in way of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release - The Guardian (November 11, 2021
'We should pay debt': Jeremy Hunt says £400m owed to Iran is not ransom money - The Guardian (November 11, 2021
After 17 days of hunger strike, I'm still trying to save Nazanin - The Guardian (November 9, 2021
Richard Ratcliffe on hunger strike: 'There's no plan to get Nazanin out' - The Guardian (November 5, 2021
Israeli bookstores pull Sally Rooney's books in boycott row - BBC (November 5, 2021
Iranian-American Identity and the Spirit of Ethno-Futurism - OPED (November 4, 2021
Attacking Iran Would Be a Crime - Antiwar (November 3, 2021
'Time can break your heart': the harsh toll of eight years in Australian immigration detention - The Guardian (October 31, 2021)
The 'rainbow island' most travellers don't know - BBC (October 21, 2021)
Iran awards scientific prize to 2 US-based physicists - AP (October 21, 2021)
Former Iranian president Ahmadinejad keen to show his moderate credentials... but to what extent? - AFP (October 20, 2021)
Covid: Thousands of children left without parents in Iran - BBC (October 17, 2021)
Hawks on all sides ready to swoop if Iran drags feet on nuclear talks - The Guardian (October 17, 2021)
No Money For A Sack Of Rice: Iranians Describe Crushing Impact Of Inflation - RFE/RL (October 14, 2021)
Armenia willing and able to take 'small revenge' on Azerbaijan - Pravda (October 12, 2021)
Microsoft says Iran-linked hackers have targeted US and Israeli defense firms - CNN (October 11, 2021)
American Baquer Namazi, detained in Iran, needs surgery "within a week" to avoid fatal stroke - CBS News (October 4, 2021)
Manhattan exhibition combats view of Iran as 'hostile anti-American state' - Art Newspaper (September 30, 2021)
Khomeini, the enigmatic Ayatollah - Qantara (September 29, 2021)
Margaret Atwood and JM Coetzee demand release of jailed Iranian writers - The Guardian (September 29, 2021)
Iranian Singer Googoosh Raises Her Voice To Keep Her Nation's Culture Alive - NPR (September 29, 2021)
Iran Struggles To Clamp Down On Illegal Online Gambling - Forbes (September 23, 2021)
U.S. Official Signals Iran Frustrations, Worries About Tehran's 'Plan B' - RFE/RL (September 23, 2021)
Britain must repay £400m debt and lift sanctions, Iran tells Liz Truss - The Guardian (September 23, 2021)
'Iran was our Hogwarts': my childhood between Tehran and Essex - The Guardian (September 23, 2021)
Shahr-e No - "the neighbourhood of the sorrowful" - Qantara (September 22, 2021)
Striking photos of a lesser-seen Iran - BBC (September 22, 2021)
Pompeo repeats 'zombie' claim that Obama gave Iran $150 billion - WP (September 21, 2021)
The Quietly Rebellious Art of Iranian Women and What We Can Learn From Them - Time Magazine (September 20, 2021)
German election: Iranian refugee wants a seat in the Bundestag - DW (September 20, 2021)
My dad, held hostage in Iran - BBC (September 20, 2021)
Finding the heartbeat of Iran - Geopolical (September 20, 2021)
The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killing Machine - NY Times (September 18, 2021)
How Afghanistan's morning TV show host reports the news without provoking the Taliban - Today (September 17, 2021)
2021 PEN/BARBEY Freedom to Write Award: Baktash Abtin, Keyvan Bajan, and Reza Khandan Mahabadi - PEN (September 16, 2021)
Iran's environmental woes could be Raisi's Achilles heel - Atlantic Council (September 16, 2021)
Ex-UM professor charged with selling genetic equipment to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions - Miami Herald (September 15, 2021)
Iran Nears an Atomic Milestone - NY Times (September 13, 2021)
Trump White House tried to play down US injuries in attack by Iran, says ex-official - The Guardian (September 9, 2021)
Iran: The girls choosing education over tradition - DW (September 8, 2021)
Iran Air's Interesting Airbus A330 Diversion - Simple Flying (September 7, 2021)
Gulf Sky: 'Our ship was hijacked and taken to Iran' - BBC (September 1, 2021)
Looted 2,700-year-old bricks - discovered in Swiss warehouse - are returned to Iran - Art Newspaper (August 26, 2021)
Epic Iran: Ancient objects that reveal writing's roots - BBC (August 19, 2021)
Tensions rise as Iranian dams cut off Iraqi water supplies - DW (August 16, 2021)
Op-Ed: U.S. foreign policy is 'sanctions happy.' Here's why it doesn't work - LA Times (August 15, 2021)
The story behind the Trans-Iranian Railway, one of the greatest engineering feats of the 20th century - CNN (August 15, 2021)
Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind - DW (August 12, 2021)
The ancient Persian way to keep cool - BBC (August 10, 2021)
Israel's shadow war with Iran - The Guardian (August 10, 2021)
Iran Aims to End Online Freedoms "for Good" - Salon (August 9, 2021)
Sanctions on Iran block mosque from claiming religious tiles - AP (August 9, 2021)
The Observer view on what Iran's new president means for the Middle East - The Guardian (August 8, 2021)
Inside the attack that almost sent the U.S. to war with Iran - CBS News (August 8, 2021)
Islamic Iran's Zoroastrian legacy - Qantara (August 6, 2021)
Iran's decision-makers must shoulder the blame for its water crisis - The Guardian (August 5, 2021)
Ebrahim Raisi: What to expect from Iran's new president - DW (August 4, 2021)
As water table lowers, Tehran and much of Iran are slowly sinking - LA Times (August 2, 2021)
Iran water: What's causing the shortages? - BBC (August 1, 2021)
'We wish that was real life': USA and Iran unite on Tokyo basketball court - The Guardian (July 28, 2021)
Basketball diplomacy: US, Iran meet on court at Tokyo Games - AP (July 28, 2021)
Iraqi militias grow in power as Iran's military strongman proves too weak - The Guardian (July 26, 2021)
Olympics: Defying threats, Iranian athletes speak out to back ban - BBC (July 19, 2021)
Farhadi's 'A Hero' wins Grand Prix at 2021 Cannes FilmFest. - Mehr News (July 18, 2021)
Gen. Milley warned Trump on possible Iran strikes - The Hil1 (July 16, 2021)
Iranian astronomers fear their ambitious observatory could become a 'Third World telescope' - Science Magazine (July 12, 2021)
Biden admin won't accept 'partial deal' with Iran on release of American prisoners, U.S. envoy says - NBC News (July 10, 2021)
Iran and Russia move to fill diplomatic vacuum in Afghanistan - The Guardian (July 9, 2021)
'The American Lafayette of Iran': How a young Nebraskan became an Iranian hero - LA Times (July 7, 2021)
Trump dashed dreams of reform in Iran. The country's new hardline president is living proof - CNN (June 20, 2021)
Iran hardliners fight to ensure Ebrahim Raisi wins presidential election - The Guardian (June 16, 2021)
Roses from Shiraz: German devotees of Hafez - Qantara (June 14, 2021)
Iran's presidential election: Contest of losers - Qantara (June 11, 2021)
Iraqis suffer as US-Iran shadow war shifts gear - BBC (June 8, 2021)
Iran's most beautiful hotels - CNN (June 7, 2021)
The show highlighting Iran's rich artistic streak - BBC (June 4, 2021)
Iran's cultural wonders on display in London - Qantara (June 4, 2021)
Iran's Proxies in Iraq Threaten U.S. With More Sophisticated Weapons - NY Times (June 4, 2021)
Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-Marine who was jailed in Iran - AP (June 2, 2021)
The bad news about Iran's presidential candidates - CNN (June 1, 2021)
Iran's presidential election: Four ways it matters - BBC (June 1, 2021)
Politics still pack a punch(line) for Iranian-American comic - AP (May 31, 2021)
Family of Iranian Americans held in Iran worry they will be left behind again - CNN (May 27, 2021)
Niche services are connecting Iranian artists and listeners - The Economist (May 27, 2021)
Five thousand years of mystical magnificence: Epic Iran at the V&A - review - The Guardian (May 25, 2021)
Women's rights activist enters Iran presidential race - DW (May 25, 2021)
Why Iranians have been queueing for chicken - BBC (May 22, 2021)
The softening of Sharia in Iran - four harams turn halal - Qantara (May 19, 2021)
George W. Bush Warns of 'Aggressive' Iran, Says Arab World Must Decide on Peace With Israel to Solve Conflict - Newsweek (May 19, 2021)
Passage Through the Zagros - Smithsonian Magazine (May 19, 2021)
A Modern Take on Iran's Ancient Beer Heritage - Wine Magazine (May 19, 2021)
'Iranian culture has huge depths and continues to be relevant today' - The Guardian (May 16, 2021)
Who's to blame for reigniting the Israel-Palestine conflict? Take your pick from Iranian plots to US weakness - The Guardian (May 16, 2021)
Iran crafted a nuclear bomb design in 2003 that was nearly entirely homemade, book says - WP (May 14, 2021)
2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Iran - USDOS (May 12, 2021)
Epic Iran at the V&A preview - the true story of a crucible of culture - Evening Standard (May 11, 2021)
U.S. and Iran Want to Restore the Nuclear Deal. They Disagree Deeply on What That Means. - NY Times (May 9, 2021)
The Iranian kings who thought the world revolved around them - Apollo Magazine (May 8, 2021)
Saffron gang accused of passing off Iranian spice as prized Spanish variety - The Guardian (May 7, 2021)
'Moment of truth': talks on salvaging Iran nuclear deal to resume - The Guardian (May 6, 2021)
Iran's hard-liners step up attacks on Rouhani government, sowing suspicion over nuclear talks - WP (May 3, 2021)
At Tehran garage, Iranian woman polishes cars and her dreams - AP (May 3, 2021)
Hopes raised for two Americans jailed in Tehran being freed - The Guardian (May 3, 2021)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran treatment 'amounts to torture', says Dominic Raab - BBC (May 2, 2021)
Families of Europeans imprisoned in Iran accuse governments of kowtowing to Tehran - NBC News (April 30, 2021)
After revival, Iran's great salt lake faces new peril - Science Magazine (April 29, 2021)
German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi faces 'security charge' in Iran - DW (April 28, 2021)
V&A restores casts of warriors that adorned ancient Iranian palace for once-in-a-lifetime display - Art Newspaper (April 28, 2021)
An American Curator Wrote a Memoir About Building Tehran's Legendary $3 Billion Art Collection. - Artnet (April 28, 2021)
Israel committing crimes of apartheid and persecution - HRW - BBC (April 27, 2021)
In Iran, Clubhouse Means Unfiltered Chats, Even With Top Officials. But For How Long? - NPR (April 23, 2021)
Why the Past Haunts Talks With Iran - NY Times (April 23, 2021)
US and Iranian researchers collaborate on Lake Urmia restoration - Phys.org (April 21, 2021)
Iranian activists at increasing risk in former haven Turkey - The Guardian (April 20, 2021)
Shadow warrior: Benjamin Netanyahu takes a dangerous gamble with Iran - The Guardian (April 18, 2021)
The Clock Is Ticking for Biden on Iran - NY Times (April 16, 2021)
Iran nuclear deal: Shadow of sabotage hangs over critical talks - BBC (April 14, 2021)
Israel plays spoiler in Biden's Iran gambit - WP (April 13, 2021)
Iran and Israel's shadow war takes a dangerous turn - BBC (April 12, 2021)
3 Years Later, A Prisoner's Family Still Awaits His Return From Iran - NPR (April 8, 2021)
Iran-China 25-year Cooperation Programme: The Islamic Republic's timely vaccine against U.S. pressure? - Qantara (April 7, 2021)
Online survey about Iranian refugees in Europe - PR (April 5, 2021)
'The Beautiful Dreams That Are Burnt': Portraits From Iran Under Sanctions - NPR (April 4, 2021)
American man held in Iran marks 2,000 days in detention - CNN (April 3, 2021)
Iran Is Quietly Building a Fleet of Missile-Slinging Catamarans - Popular Mechanics (April 2, 2021)
Iran's Foreign Minister Uses New 'Clubhouse' App To Defend China Deal - RFE/RL (April 1, 2021)
Bahman Mohassess shaped Iranian modernism-and buried his own legacy - Art News (March 30, 2021)
U.S. tries to break Iran nuclear deadlock with new proposal for Tehran - Politico (March 29, 2021)
Israel's Shadow War With Iran Moves Out to Sea - NY Times (March 26, 2021)
The hidden costs of Pakistan's crackdown on Iranian oil smuggling - Nikkei (March 26, 2021)
What It Took to Assemble Iran's $3 Billion Modern Art Collection - Bloomberg (March 25, 2021)
Biden can end 'forever wars' only if he scraps Trump policies and pursues peace with Iran - USA Today (March 22, 2021)
Interview with Iranian artist Parastou Forouhar - Qantara (March 22, 2021)
Nowruz: Millions celebrate Persian New Year around the world - BBC (March 21, 2021)
Statement from President Biden Marking Nowruz - WH (March 20, 2021)
Nowruz Message - USDOS (March 20, 2021)
This ancient festival is a celebration of springtime-and a brand new year - National Geographic (March 19, 2021)
More than 300 million people will celebrate Nowruz (and you should, too) - CNN (March 19, 2021)
Biden Has Options To Leverage Trump's Sanctions On Iran - NPR (March 15, 2021)
'Hostage diplomacy' behind Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's Kafkaesque ordeal - The Guardian (March 14, 2021)
Iran's top nuclear scientist discusses the potential for a nuclear deal with the U.S. - PBS Newshour (March 9, 2021)
Iran: Fishing just like the men - DW (March 8, 2021)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe must be released 'permanently', says PM - BBC (March 8, 2021)
Richard Ratcliffe still unsure if wife will be released on Sunday - The Guardian (March 6, 2021)
Israel Developing Plans to Strike Iran over Nuclear Weapons as Joe Biden Deal Falters - Newsweek (March 5, 2021)
Opinion: Why some Israeli generals want to see the U.S. return to the nuclear deal with Iran - WP (March 3, 2021)
Biden's Narrow Window of Opportunity on Iran - Foreign Affairs (March 2, 2021)
New video shows US forces getting hammered by a barrage of Iranian missiles after Trump had a top general killed - Business Insider (March 1, 2021)
Top Sports Court Cancels Iranian Judo Federation Suspension - RFE/RL (March 1, 2021)
Buried for 4,000 years, this ancient culture could expand the 'Cradle of Civilization' - National Geographic (February 25, 2021)
They dream of reaching America. Their forced service in Iran's Revolutionary Guard locks them out. - WP (February 27, 2021)
The Guardian view on the Iranian nuclear deal: hopes grow for the JCPOA, but time is tight - The Guardian (February 23, 2021)
Family urges Biden admin to make release of imprisoned Americans condition for any deal with Iran - NBC News (February 22, 2021)
Hawks in Iran and Israel agree: Biden's bid to salvage nuclear deal must not succeed - The Guardian (February 21, 2021)
Briton held in Iran 'completely shut off' after losing phone access - The Guardian (February 19, 2021)
They Thought, Why Not Iran? The Decision Upended Their Lives. - NY Times (February 18, 2021)
'We just want to play': Iran gamers battle reality of US sanctions - AFP (February 17, 2021)
Germany and the discussion surrounding "Political Islam": Berlin 2021 is not Tehran 1979 - Qantara (February 16, 2021)
After rocket attack, Biden faces first real test on Iran - The Guardian (February 16, 2021)
EU cannot jeopardize its security for vague US policy towards Iran - EU Reporter (February 14, 2021)
'The Naked King': Retracing revolutions in Iran and Poland - DW (February 12, 2021)
Biden needs to make the first move to revive the Iran nuclear deal - LA Times (February 10, 2021)
After U.S. Immigration Battle, Musician Kayhan Kalhor Returns To Iran - NPR (February 10, 2021)
China is still brimming with Iranian oil - Atlantic Council (February 10, 2021)
Iran nuclear programme: The States, sites and secrecy - BBC (February 8, 2021)
Iran 'hides spyware in wallpaper, restaurant and games apps' - BBC (February 8, 2021)
Bringing Iran in from the cold - Friends of Europe (February 5, 2021)
Alireza Abiz' "Censorship of Literature in Post-Revolutionary Iran" - Qantera (February 5, 2021)
What Biden's foreign policy 'reset' really means - BBC (February 4, 2021)
Iran is ready for a new relationship with the US, but the clock is ticking, says Foreign Minister Javad Zarif - CNN (February 1, 2021)
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returning Home After Long Sea Tour Watching Iran - NY Times (February 1, 2021)
Biden presidency 'may herald new start for Saudi-Iranian relations' - The Guardian (January 31, 2021)
Foreign Office tells Richard Ratcliffe to keep quiet as wife's release date nears - The Guardian (January 31, 2021)
Cartoon village: The wacky multi-coloured domes that make up an eye-popping holiday retreat on the Persian Gulf - Daily Mail (January 29, 2021)
Turkey Offers Uncertain Refuge for Iranians Fleeing Persecution - NY Times (January 26, 2021)
Biden should look beyond leverage to rejoin the Iran deal - CNN (January 26, 2021)
War Avoided, Biden Transition Brings 'Opportunity' for New Iran Relations, Top General Says - Defense One (January 24, 2021)
Iran challenges Biden with South Korea tanker seizure - Nikkei (January 24, 2021)
Mahmud Kianush obituary - The Guardian (January 24, 2021)
'I never felt alone': refugee Mostafa Azimitabar on justice, Jimmy Barnes and freedom after eight years - The Guardian (January 24, 2021)
The effect of US sanctions on Iran was global - and a global effort must end them - The Guardian (January 23, 2021)
The Persian poetry of mathematics: From Omar Khayyam to Mirzakhani - Iran's beautiful minds - Qantara (January 22, 2021)
US' John Bolton calls for fall of Iranian regime in DW interview - DW (January 19, 2021)
Iran nuclear deal: What are Biden's plans and challenges - BBC (January 19, 2021)
Why Iran's nuclear facilities are still vulnerable to attack - BBC (January 18, 2021)
Iran jails U.S. businessman, possibly jeopardizing Biden's plans for diplomacy with Tehran - NBC News (January 17, 2021)
The Instagrammers who worry Iran - BBC (January 16, 2021)
Is the Pakistan-Iran-Turkey rail link economically viable? - DW (January 14, 2021)
Caught between tradition and modernity: Will ancient poet Hafez win the "soft war" in Iran? - Qantara (January 13, 2021)
Why U.S.-Iran Tensions Are Rising as Trump's Term Ends - WP (January 12, 2021)
'A dangerous game of chicken': Iran sets up challenge for Biden with nuclear ramp-up - CNBC (January 12, 2021)
Donald Trump's parting gift to the world? Signs suggest it may be war with Iran - The Guardian (January 8, 2021)
Iran Moves to Outlaw Sexual Violence and Harassment of Women - NY Times (January 5, 2021)
Veteran whistleblower claims Trump has secret plan to trigger conflict with Iran and urges someone to leak classified files - The Independent (January 4, 2021)



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