Iranian regime seeks to buy time by opening up to negotiations with Washington
Donald Trump’s offer of dialogue could deepen the struggle between pragmatists and ultraconservatives in a political system already weakened by protests
Iranian women are also defying the taboo of riding motorcycles (and without a license)
Women in Iran can drive cars, buses, and even pilot commercial airplanes, but they cannot legally operate two-wheeled motor vehicles because the law regulating such licenses only mentions ‘men’
Iran revives hostage diplomacy in key year for nuclear talks
Tehran uses the arbitrary imprisonment of Westerners as a foreign policy tool. The latest case is that of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala
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