Topline Iranian authorities have abolished the country’s morality police—which would penalize women in public for not adhering to the country’s stringent dress code—after months of anti-government pro...
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London Accuses Tehran Of Threatening Lives Of Journalists In UK
Protest outside the Iranian embassy in London on September 24, 2022, following the death of Mahsa … [+] Amini in police custody in Iran six days earlier (Photo: Matthew Chattle/Future Publishing...
Iranian Climber Who Competed Without Hijab Receives Hero’s Welcome In Tehran
Topline Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi—who competed at an event in Korea without wearing the headscarf mandated for all Iranian female athletes—was cheered on by a large crowd of supporters upon her arr...
Will Mahsa Amini’s Death Herald A New Start For Iran?
TOPSHOT – A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in support of Amini, a … [+] young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by the Islamic Republi...
The Hidden Calculations Behind The Attack On Salman Rushdie
Mixed into the swell of outrage over the heinous knife attack on Salman Rushdie were questions about the alleged attacker. Was he a self-motivated lone fanatic or part of a plan elaborately conceived ...
Iran’s Government Struggles To Contain Public Anger After Dozens Die In Building Collapse
A man stands amid the ruins of the Metropol building in the city of Abadan, Iran, on May 23, 2022. … [+] (Photo: Hossein Abdollah Asl, Tasnim News Agency via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS The Iranian aut...
Espionage Series ‘Tehran’ Delves Into Mental Illness Subplot
(From left) Shila Vosough Ommi plays the wife of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard investigator who is … [+] a patient of psychologist/spy Marjan Muntazemi (played by Glenn Close) in the Apple TV+...
Glenn Close And Niv Sultan Talk Taking ‘Tehran’ To Another Level In Its Second Season
Glenn Close as Marjan Montazeri and Niv Sultan as Tamar Rabinyan in ‘Tehran.’ Apple TV Glenn Close joining the second season cast of Tehran takes the acclaimed show to another level. Then ...
Iran Says $7 Billion In Frozen Funds About To Be Returned To Tehran
Tehran cityscape. with the Alborz mountains in the background. getty Iranian media have reported that a deal is about to be struck for $7 billion in funds that are currently frozen in overseas banks t...