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Iran sentences ‘Zombie Angelina Jolie’ to 10 years in jail for photos
An Iranian woman who shocked the internet with her attempts to look like actor Angelina Jolie has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to her lawyers in Iran. Sahar Tabar, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, was sentenced last week for corruption of young people and disrespecting the Islamic Republic, The Guardian and BBC News Persian report. She will spend the next 10 years in prison, according to Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
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Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off
President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran's main nuclear site, but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a U.S. official said on Monday.
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US claims UN sanctions on Iran reinstated. The world disagrees
Washington isolated as global allies and adversaries say its unilateral move targeting Tehran has no legal standing.
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Iran to execute Iranian Kurdish political prisoner after denying retrial
Haydar Ghorbani, an Iranian Kurdish political prisoner sentenced to death by Iran, had his appeal
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The Twilight of the Iranian Revolution
For decades, Ayatollah Khamenei has professed enmity with America. Now his regime is threatened from within the country.
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Trump vetoes bill passed by US Senate that would bar him from launching war on Iran without authorisation
President claimed that seeking Congress approval for war was ‘very insulting’
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Coronavirus Could Break Iranian Society
The government has refused to impose quarantines and is encouraging people to visit the city of Qom, the center of the outbreak.
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Trapped in Iran
In July 2019 Nicolas Pelham, The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, received a rare journalist’s visa to Iran. On the day he was due to fly home, he was detained
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How Stressed Is Iran?
The Iranian people are, for the first time in decades, worried about whether the leaders who have been their captors are not also their protectors.
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According to Iran, Europe is Bowing to 'High School Bully' President Trump
According to Iranian President Hassan Rohani, Germany France and the United Kingdom, are bowing to "high school bully" Donald Trump.
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Political assassinations were once unthinkable. Why the US killing of Soleimani sets a worrying precedent
In recent decades, most nations have agreed on certain norms to ensure peace, including an end to assassinations. Trump's move to kill an Iranian general upends this carefully balanced system.
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Iran's sole female Olympic medalist says she's defected
Iran's sole female Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh announced that she has permanently left her country for Europe. "Let me start with a greeting, a farewell or condolences," the 21-year--old wrote in an Instagram post explaining why she was defecting. "I am one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran who they have been playing with for years."
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British ambassador to Iran arrested in Tehran amid protests
Rob Macaire, the British ambassador to Tehran, has been arrested and detained for an hour during protests outside a university, local reports say.
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Right-wing hawk attack tactics aren't working this time — and here's why
Republicans used their old Iraq tricks to quash critics of Trump's Iran adventure. But this time nobody's buying
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Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down plane
Iran had so far denied responsibility for Wednesday's Ukrainian plane crash, which killed 176 people.
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Iran says it will not give black box from crashed airliner to Boeing
Iran’s aviation authority has said it will not hand over flight recorders from the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed moments after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 passengers and crew onboard, either to the aircraft’s manufacturer or US aviation authorities.
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Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes in Iran killing all aboard, according to state news agencies
A Boeing 737 passenger plane operated by a Ukrainian airline crashed minutes after take-off from Tehran killing all on board, Iranian news agencies said Wednesday.
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Iran fires rockets at Iraqi airbase hours after funeral of slain commander
Iran fired rockets early on Wednesday at Iraq's al Asad airbase
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How Close Is Iran to a Nuclear Weapon? Here's What We Know
Iran is no longer abiding by many of the restrictions in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, but that doesn’t mean it’s about to build a bomb, either.
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'To stop a war': Did Soleimani killing violate international law?
Experts agree use of self-defence as justification for killing Soleimani requires proof of 'imminent attack'.
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