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Iran unveils monument to ancient victory in show of post-war defiance

Crowds packed central Tehran on Friday for the unveiling of a statue celebrating an ancient Persian victory over foreign ...

Sharron Davies and Martina Navratilova fight for deathrow boxing champ

Mohammad Javad Vafaei, an Iranian boxing champion, is set to become latest sporting hero executed by Ayatollah Khamenei in ...
New York Post

Iranian fatwa crowdfunding effort claims to have raised $40M for bounty on President Trump’s head

A crowdfunding effort that claims to have raised a $40 million bounty for the assassination of President Trump has been linked to a former employee of Iran’s primary propaganda network. The campaign, ...
Variety

Iranian Director Soheil Beiraghi on Controversial ‘Bidad’: ‘It’s Not My Problem What the Islamic Republic Will Do to Me When I’m Back. It’s Theirs’

Iranian director Soheil Beiraghi is coming to Karlovy Vary Film Festival to present the independently made drama “Bidad.” But he won’t be joined by his cast and crew. “They decided not to come. I ...
New York Post

Putin backs hardline ‘zero enrichment’ for Iran’s nuclear capabilities: report

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin backs a nuclear deal with Iran in which the country is unable to enrich uranium. Putin privately communicated his stance to President Trump and Iranian officials, ...