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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran after attending the inauguration of the country’s new president, Iran and the militant group said early Wednesday. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike.
July 31, 2024
Books
Under the glow of red paper lanterns strung zigzag from the buildings along Chung King Road, a few women conferred over an iPhone map, turning this way and that, searching for The Poetic Research Bureau.
Feb. 2, 2017
BEIRUT -- Iran’s expatriate filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf is facing withering condemnation in his homeland for attending a film festival in Israel, the Islamic Republi’s archfoe.
July 24, 2013
Iran will hold a runoff to replace the hard-line president killed in a helicopter crash. Some see low turnout in initial election as a protest.
June 29, 2024
Sports
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was upset by Aravane Rezai, 6-2, 6-4, on Friday in the semifinals of the Istanbul Cup in Turkey.
May 26, 2007
The U.S.-orchestrated coup in 1953 ousted Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Its legacy remains contentious and complicated for Iranian authorities and its people.
Aug. 26, 2023
Iran’s state media say authorities have arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses on suspicion of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests.
Dec. 17, 2022
California
People on fertility apps find a sense of community online as they try to conceive. But some experts have reservations about data privacy.
July 16, 2022
Iran has sentenced detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian to an unspecified prison term following his conviction last month on charges that include espionage, Iranian state TV reported Sunday.
Nov. 22, 2015
Taraneh Alidoosti, who starred in the Oscar-winning film ‘The Salesman,’ was jailed after criticizing Iran’s crackdown on antigovernment protests.
Jan. 4, 2023