When Shahrzad went to demonstrate in the streets of Tehran on January 2, she was buoyed by one fact. The day before, President Trump had promised that if Iran killed protesters, “the United States of America will come to their rescue.” ... [Arash Azizi ... .
Under the cover of a total internet shutdown that has now lasted more than 100 hours, Iran’s security forces have unleashed bone-chilling brutality on protesters, killing at least 2,000 people, according to Iranian officials ... [Read ... [Read ... .
Few world capitals have been as shaken by the dramatic ouster of Nicolás Maduro as faraway Tehran. Anti-Americanism has united Iran and Venezuela in a tight alliance for more than two decades ... “No two countries are as close as we are.” ... The U.S ... [Read ... .
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A wave of protests started by shopkeepers swept through Tehran in December ... I asked one Iranian student why she had taken part in the street protests. “Yeah, why should we protest?” she replied sarcastically. “After all, we have it so good!” ... .
Arash Singh, a 25-year-old Sikh truck driver, has spent thousands of miles on US highways hauling goods from Washington to California, navigating ice storms, heavy traffic, and occasional harassment ...
Crystal Wilsey, a cashier at a Cinnabon franchise in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, said some unforgivable things to a Somali couple who had the temerity to request more caramel on a pecan cinnamon roll ... The racism she’s accused of is not debatable ... White ... .
Publicity material for Googoosh. A SinfulVoice, a new memoir by the Iranian singer in exile, calls her a predecessor to Beyoncé and Madonna—a comparison that might seem over-the-top to American readers but in fact sells her short ... [Read ... [Read ... [Read ... .
Baghaei also dismissed unilateral claims by Kuwait regarding the Arash gas field, saying repeated statements and unilateral assertions “create no legal rights” for Kuwait.