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A traditional Iranian sport has been closed off to women. One activist wants to change that.

Varzeshe Pahlavani is a mix of martial arts, wrestling and calisthenics. It has deep roots in Persian tradition going back centuries. The sport is officially closed off to women, but one female Iranian activist is trying to change that.

A traditional Iranian sport has been closed off to women. One activist wants to change that.
In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Oct. 1, 2022. 

Amid ongoing protests, Iran's morality police ‘lies in ruins,’ analyst says

Amid ongoing protests, Iran's morality police ‘lies in ruins,’ analyst says
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Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests

Satellite photos show damage at Iran prison amid protests
A woman in Tehran climbs onto a car and sets her hijab ablaze.

'The hijab will never be the same,' protester in Iran says

'The hijab will never be the same,' protester in Iran says
Chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami wearing a mask, attends a ceremony on the occasion of first anniversary of death of late Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) general and commander of the Quds Force Qasem Soleimani, in Tehran

US’ indefinite ban on Iranians drafted into Iran’s Revolutionary Guard continues to separate families

US’ indefinite ban on Iranians drafted into Iran’s Revolutionary Guard continues to separate families
Woman holding hose from truck to fill water trough

Avoiding water bankruptcy in the drought-troubled Southwest: What the US and Iran can learn from each other

Cities and farmers in the Southwest are resorting to unsustainable strategies to pull in more water. Iran has tried many of these strategies and shows how they can go wrong.

Avoiding water bankruptcy in the drought-troubled Southwest: What the US and Iran can learn from each other
Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, center, attends a meeting with the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021.

Iran-UN nuclear agreement signals 'very, very tempered optimism' for negotiations, Iran analyst says

Naysan Rafati, a senior Iran analyst with the International Crisis Group, joined The World's Carol Hills to discuss a recent agreement between Iran and the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency that will allow for the reset of monitoring devices at Iranian nuclear sites.

Iran-UN nuclear agreement signals 'very, very tempered optimism' for negotiations, Iran analyst says
Two small fishing boats are shown in the near ground with large oil tankers off in the distance.

Iran bypasses Hormuz Strait to export crude oil

Iran Thursday began exporting crude oil for the first time in the Gulf of Oman, bypassing the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Iran bypasses Hormuz Strait to export crude oil
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is shown behind a large number of microphones.

US takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation

American authorities seized a range of Iran's state-linked news website domains they accused of spreading disinformation, the US Justice Department said.

US takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation
Iran's new President-elect Ebrahim Raisi is shown standing at a podium with several dozen microphones.

Iran's hard-line president-elect says he won't meet Biden

Iran's president-elect said Monday he would not meet with President Joe Biden or negotiate over Tehran's ballistic missile program.

Iran's hard-line president-elect says he won't meet Biden
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is shown speaking and with his right hand rised and point his finger in the air.

Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna amid new complications

World powers were set to resume high level talks in Vienna on Tuesday focused on bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran, in their first session since comments surfaced from the Iranian foreign minister alleging that Russia once tried to scupper the pact.

Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna amid new complications
Richard Ratcliffe is shown holding a red candle and a sign that says #Free Nazanin on it.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe gets another year in prison

An Iranian British woman long held in Tehran has been sentenced to another year in prison, her lawyer said Monday, drawing immediate criticism from Britain in the high profile case that has prompted international condemnation of Iran.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe gets another year in prison
Sabha Aminikia immigrated to the US as a refugee and began studying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. But even as he launched his career in America, his music was often focused on Iran.

Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia: Music transforms like raindrops that 'wash this part of humanity'

Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia, who had to leave his homeland due to religious persecution, says his pain comes out in his music.

Iranian American composer Sahba Aminikia: Music transforms like raindrops that 'wash this part of humanity'
Richard Ratcliffe is shown standing in front of large wooden doors and holding a large card with a picture of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on with with dozens of flowers nearby.

British Iranian woman ends 5-year sentence, but not free yet

A British Iranian woman held in an Iranian prison for five years on widely refuted spying charges ended her sentence on Sunday, her lawyer said, although she faces a new trial and cannot yet return home to London.

British Iranian woman ends 5-year sentence, but not free yet
A crowd of people are shown at night holding candles with one person holding a poster of an aircraft with the word "Innocent" printed on it.

A year on, questions haunt Iran's downing of Ukrainian plane

A year after Iran's military mistakenly downed Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 with two surface-to-air missiles, the answers that have emerged from the disaster only seem to lead to more questions.

A year on, questions haunt Iran's downing of Ukrainian plane