Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Saeed Kamali Dehghan is a staff journalist with the Guardian. He has previously written from the Iranian capital, Tehran. He is now based in London and was named 2010 Journalist of the Year at the Foreign Press Association awards.
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Former lover of the poet known as Iran's Sylvia Plath breaks his silenceFifty years after Forough Farrokhzad’s death, Ebrahim Golestan talks about his affair with the giant of Persian literature -
Iranians turn out in force for rallies after call for Trump responsePresident says large crowds at events marking anniversary of 1979 revolution reflect anger towards new US leadership -
Iran 1979: a time of revolution – in picturesThe Observer photographer David Newell Smith visited Iran in 1979, when Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Tehran from exile in Paris, ending the Shah’s rule. On the revolution’s anniversary, the Guardian’s Iran correspondent, Saeed Kamali Dehghan, chooses a selection of his photos
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Iranians stranded by US ban tell of jobs at risk and families in disarraySome say border guards asked for social network passwords along with other personal information
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Operation to evacuate people from Aleppo begins – as it happenedFollow live updates as long-awaited operation to evacuate civilians from east Aleppo begins
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Iran hails victory in Aleppo as Shia militias boost Syria's Bashar al-AssadIranian military chief boasts of Tehran’s role in retaking Syrian city saying, ‘The new American president should take heed of the powers of Iran’
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Iranian architects fight to save Gio Ponti villa from bulldozersReplacing Villa Namazee in Tehran with hotel reflects country’s indifference to its contemporary heritage, say campaigners
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Johnson says Saudi Arabia is a 'puppeteer' in Middle East proxy warsForeign secretary, who has been accused of a series of diplomatic gaffes, breaks with convention by publicly criticising UK ally
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While many Iranians fear Trump presidency, others see opportunitiesFears Tehran will suffer under Trump are countered by view that Iran copes better with a Republican in the White House
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Iranian judicial authorities attempt arrest of MPMahmoud Sadeghi confronted by security officials over his scrutiny of financial conduct of judiciary chief
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Iran pulls the plug on Tehran art exhibition in BerlinAuthorities block release of works unseen in west for years, forcing Gemälde Galerie to postpone show indefinitely
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Suicide truck bomber kills scores of Shia pilgrims in IraqMost of the victims of attack in Hilla, which has been claimed by Islamic State, were Iranian nationals, security official says
Iranian president criticised for all-male delegation to meet Swedes