Iran
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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
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Women warriors: the extraordinary story of Khatoon Khider and her Daughters of the SunKhatoon Khider used to be a popular Yazidi singer. Now she’s the head of an all-women battle unit with Isis in its sights. By Emma Graham-Harrison
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America is a home for the world's most talented. A travel ban risks losing themBy opening its doors to disillusioned Iranians such as artist Shahrzad Changalvaee, the US has welcomed some of its greatest minds. But what now?
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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
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China U-turn is latest sign Trump may turn out to be a paper tigerUS leader has softened on a range of issues. Is he a bully who relents when challenged, or is he learning the limits of his power?
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'Some fear war, some don't take him seriously': Iranians' views on TrumpThe relationship between Iran and the US has worsened since Donald Trump came to power – but what do Iranians actually think of America’s new leader?
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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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What's the mood in Iran toward president Trump?Tensions have been simmering since Trump’s election, with the travel ban affecting many in Iran. Tell us about your views on the US president
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May refuses Netanyahu's call to impose new sanctions on IranThe prime minister of Israel called on all ‘reasonable countries’ to follow Trump’s lead after Iran carried out missile tests
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Benjamin Netanyahu to press Theresa May for tougher line on IranIsraeli PM aims to use No 10 visit to firm up call for stronger international stance against Tehran before meeting with Trump
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Two-thirds of Britons believe Trump is 'threat to international stability'Over half surveyed believe US president is untrustworthy and that UK state visit should be cancelled, new poll finds
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Iran sanctions: US gears up for showdown with global terror 'champion'Donald Trump will try to roll back Iran’s expanding influence in the Middle East
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Iranian baby girl in need of heart surgery gets waiver to enter US after travel banThe case of four-month-old Fatemah sparked an outcry after Donald Trump’s travel ban prevented her family from coming to the US for an emergency surgery
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'I know they’ll kill me': refugee who fled PNG for Fiji arrested and deportedHuman rights group condemn deportation of Loghman Sawari, who tells refugee advocate in desperate phone call: ‘This is the last time you’ll hear my voice’
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White House puts Iran 'on notice’ over missile test - videoRemarks from national security adviser, Michael Flynn, come after Iran test-fired a ballistic missile over the weekend.
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We must not turn our backs on journalists who lack our freedomLet us not forget that too many reporters, photographers and bloggers around the world lose their liberty, and their lives, simply for trying to do their job
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US could resettle zero refugees from Manus and Nauru and still 'honour' dealTerms of agreement do not commit US to taking a single refugee, and Trump’s ban on travel from seven Muslim-majority countries exclude majority of Australia’s detainees
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Theresa May feels heat over travel ban as Donald Trump stands firmTory MPs join Labour to criticise PM’s response as condemnation of policy US policy spreads across the world
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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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Oscars hit by Trump travel ban row as Iranian film-makers protestOscar-nominated Iranian director vows not to attend – along with US-resident star – even if he gets travel exemption
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Theresa May opens Trump visit by attacking past foreign policy failuresUK prime minister’s speech to senior Republicans in Philadelphia marks clear break with Blair and Cameron’s attempts to ‘remake the world in our own image’
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Iranian Oscar contender: I'll boycott awards over Trump's 'racist' visa banTaraneh Alidoosti, who stars in nominated film The Salesman, joins voices condemning Donald Trump’s reported plans for ban on people from Muslim countries
Iranian president criticised for all-male delegation to meet Swedes