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Author: Farnaz Fassihi and Rick Gladstone

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Iran Presses Biden to Restore Nuclear Deal and Drop Sanctions

January 27, 2021Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on Iran Presses Biden to Restore Nuclear Deal and Drop Sanctions

With a combination of threats, provocative acts and public appeals, Iran is jostling for attention from an administration preoccupied with spillover crises from the Trump years.

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Iran Frees Navy Veteran Held for Two Years

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on Iran Frees Navy Veteran Held for Two Years

The release of Michael R. White came as an Iranian-American doctor convicted of export violations was freed in the United States, and day after an Iranian scientist held by the American authorities was returned to Iran.

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Confusion and Contradiction Reign in Iran’s Coronavirus Reporting

February 28, 2020Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on Confusion and Contradiction Reign in Iran’s Coronavirus Reporting

Iranian officials reported jumps in cases and deaths but denied a BBC Persia report that fatalities totaled at least 210, far higher than the official tally.

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Iran Vice President Is One of 7 Officials to Contract Coronavirus

February 27, 2020Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on Iran Vice President Is One of 7 Officials to Contract Coronavirus

Masoumeh Ebtekar, President Hassan Rouhani’s deputy for women’s affairs and the highest-ranking woman in the government, was at least the seventh Iranian official to test positive.

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Iran’s Leaders Soften Stance on Protesters

December 4, 2019December 5, 2019Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on Iran’s Leaders Soften Stance on Protesters

In an apparent attempt to ease anger over the killing and arrest of protesters, senior leaders urged leniency and promised compensation for peaceful demonstrators who died.

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With Brutal Crackdown, Iran Is Convulsed by Worst Unrest in 40 Years

December 1, 2019December 3, 2019Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on With Brutal Crackdown, Iran Is Convulsed by Worst Unrest in 40 Years

What started as a protest over a surprise increase in gasoline prices turned into widespread demonstrations met with a systematic repression that left at least 180 people dead.

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Iran Strengthens Response to Protests

November 26, 2019Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on Iran Strengthens Response to Protests

The authorities say “six main elements” of unrest in Tehran were arrested. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he had received nearly 20,000 videos and other evidence from Iran of a violent suppression.

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100 Protest Leaders Arrested, Iran Says, as U.S. Penalizes a Top Official

November 22, 2019November 23, 2019Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on 100 Protest Leaders Arrested, Iran Says, as U.S. Penalizes a Top Official

After a week of unrest over fuel prices and an internet blackout, the authorities said the protests were over. “This is not a system that will be shaken by these stupid evils,” a cleric said.

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Iran Declares Protests Are Over, but the Evidence Suggests Otherwise

November 21, 2019Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on Iran Declares Protests Are Over, but the Evidence Suggests Otherwise

Signs of a severe crackdown over the protests were evident, including a Health Ministry order canceling elective surgeries because of an influx of emergency cases.

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How Iran’s President Left Trump Hanging, and Macron in the Hall

September 30, 2019Farnaz Fassihi and Rick GladstoneComments Off on How Iran’s President Left Trump Hanging, and Macron in the Hall

President Emmanuel Macron of France tried to broker a call in the New York hotel where Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, was staying. President Trump wanted to talk. Mr. Rouhani declined.

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