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Kamin Mohammadi / TruthdigMay 23, 2024
Iranians are far from united in mourning the passing of Ebrahim Raisi, also known as ‘The Butcher of Tehran.” Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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With the far-right leader's passing, an internal power struggle between centrists and hardliners could emerge in the vacuum left in his wake. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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The young activists of the Woman Life Freedom movement have enough problems without a regional conflagration that ballasts the regime. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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There have been consistent reports of schoolgirls falling ill with mysterious symptoms in up to 300 schools across 25 provinces, according to local media reports, including in the capital Tehran with at least one student dead — an 11-year-old girl called Fatemeh Razaei — and some 5,000-7,000 hospitalized. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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