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  • Facing Continued Persecution, Iran’s LGBTQ Population Builds Community And Resistance Online tech Facing Continued Persecution, Iran’s LGBTQ Population Builds Community And Resistance Online By Finbarr Toesland February 3, 2023 | 12:15pm
  • Family Friction Charms in Joonam's Meandering Multi-Generation Quest for Iranian Identity movies Family Friction Charms in Joonam's Meandering Multi-Generation Quest for Iranian Identity By Jacob Oller January 21, 2023 | 2:10pm
  • No Bears Confronts the Dystopian Construct of Borders movies No Bears Confronts the Dystopian Construct of Borders By Natalia Keogan December 22, 2022 | 11:50am
  • Hit the Road and Floor It to This Delightfully Acerbic, Heartfelt Iranian Debut movies Hit the Road and Floor It to This Delightfully Acerbic, Heartfelt Iranian Debut By Jacob Oller April 21, 2022 | 10:00am
  • Bilingual Horror The Exorcism of God Is Middling Scare Fare movies Bilingual Horror The Exorcism of God Is Middling Scare Fare By Natalia Keogan March 11, 2022 | 10:55am
  • Canadian CEO Blames Trump Administration for Iranian Plane Crash politics Canadian CEO Blames Trump Administration for Iranian Plane Crash By Austin Jones January 13, 2020 | 11:07am
  • Some Republican Senators Seem Genuinely Mad at Trump Over Iran Briefing politics Some Republican Senators Seem Genuinely Mad at Trump Over Iran Briefing By Shane Ryan January 9, 2020 | 10:20am
  • You Owe The War Propagandists Nothing politics You Owe The War Propagandists Nothing By Rob Rousseau January 8, 2020 | 1:46pm
  • Will Trump Accept an End to the Conflict With Iran? politics Will Trump Accept an End to the Conflict With Iran? By Shane Ryan January 8, 2020 | 9:25am
  • Detaining American Citizens, Threatening Cultural Landmarks: What You've Missed in Trump-Iran politics Detaining American Citizens, Threatening Cultural Landmarks: What You've Missed in Trump-Iran By Shane Ryan January 6, 2020 | 9:38am
  • Our Escalating War With Iran Could Lead to Attacks Inside the United States politics Our Escalating War With Iran Could Lead to Attacks Inside the United States By Jacob Weindling January 3, 2020 | 1:32pm
  • War With Iran Is the Shiny Object Donald Trump Can't Stop Touching politics War With Iran Is the Shiny Object Donald Trump Can't Stop Touching By Shane Ryan January 3, 2020 | 9:56am
  • In Iraq, the U.S. Has Two Choices: Total Withdrawal, or War politics In Iraq, the U.S. Has Two Choices: Total Withdrawal, or War By Shane Ryan December 31, 2019 | 9:34am
  • Ilhan Omar Warns: Don't Trust Trump politics Ilhan Omar Warns: Don't Trust Trump By Rachel Singh September 17, 2019 | 3:28pm
  • How the Oil Facility Attack in Saudi Arabia Could Lead to War politics How the Oil Facility Attack in Saudi Arabia Could Lead to War By Rachel Singh September 16, 2019 | 5:18pm
  • Washington D.C. Now Has One Less War-Crazy Sociopath On the Loose politics Washington D.C. Now Has One Less War-Crazy Sociopath On the Loose By Jacob Weindling September 11, 2019 | 10:18am
  • Trump Calls off Airstrike After Realizing 150 Iranian Deaths politics Trump Calls off Airstrike After Realizing 150 Iranian Deaths "Not Proportionate" to Loss of Unmanned Drone By Harry todd June 21, 2019 | 3:46pm
  • Iran Is down to Its Last Desperate Gambit politics Iran Is down to Its Last Desperate Gambit By Shane Ryan June 20, 2019 | 1:21pm
  • Sanders Says What Other Candidates Won't: No Reason to Trust Administration on Iran Attacks politics Sanders Says What Other Candidates Won't: No Reason to Trust Administration on Iran Attacks By Shane Ryan June 19, 2019 | 2:32pm
  • War with Iran Looks More Inevitable by the Day, and There's Nobody to Blame but the Trump White House politics War with Iran Looks More Inevitable by the Day, and There's Nobody to Blame but the Trump White House By Shane Ryan June 18, 2019 | 11:45am
  • politics "War with Iran Will Be Totally Fine," Says Person Who Thought War with Iraq Would Be Totally Fine By Shane Ryan June 17, 2019 | 11:36am
  • Japanese Tanker Operator Denies Being Hit By Iranian Mines, Blames politics Japanese Tanker Operator Denies Being Hit By Iranian Mines, Blames "Flying Objects" By Shane Ryan June 14, 2019 | 3:23pm
  • If the White House Wants War with Iran, They're Probably Going to Get It politics If the White House Wants War with Iran, They're Probably Going to Get It By Shane Ryan June 14, 2019 | 11:33am
  • Here's Why California Pistachio Farmers Lobby for War (and Represent the Failures of Late-Stage Capitalism) politics Here's Why California Pistachio Farmers Lobby for War (and Represent the Failures of Late-Stage Capitalism) By Harry todd May 30, 2019 | 1:18pm
  • MLB Using Memorial Day to Sell “Charitable” Merchandise They Profit From Is So America politics MLB Using Memorial Day to Sell “Charitable” Merchandise They Profit From Is So America By Jacob Weindling May 28, 2019 | 1:12pm
  • British General Undermines Trump’s Narrative on Impending Iranian Conflict politics British General Undermines Trump’s Narrative on Impending Iranian Conflict By Dylan Haas May 15, 2019 | 1:48pm
  • The Wisdom of Trump Is One of Our Best Hopes to Avoid War With Iran. Help. politics The Wisdom of Trump Is One of Our Best Hopes to Avoid War With Iran. Help. By Jacob Weindling May 14, 2019 | 1:00pm
  • The U.S. Now Has a Thorough Strategic Plan For a Disastrous War in Iran politics The U.S. Now Has a Thorough Strategic Plan For a Disastrous War in Iran By Shane Ryan May 14, 2019 | 11:00am
  • John Bolton Convened an politics John Bolton Convened an "Unusual" Meeting With CIA to Discuss Iran, and Yes, That Should Scare You By Shane Ryan May 9, 2019 | 3:35pm
  • Read Robert Mueller's Extraordinary Letter Objecting to William Barr's (Mis)Characterization of the Mueller Report politics Read Robert Mueller's Extraordinary Letter Objecting to William Barr's (Mis)Characterization of the Mueller Report By Jacob Weindling May 1, 2019 | 12:58pm
  • William Barr’s Press Conference on the Mueller Report Was the Farce We All Thought It Would Be politics William Barr’s Press Conference on the Mueller Report Was the Farce We All Thought It Would Be By Jacob Weindling April 18, 2019 | 10:50am
  • The U.S. Pulling Diplomats Out of Venezuela Last Night May Be a Sign That War Is on the Way politics The U.S. Pulling Diplomats Out of Venezuela Last Night May Be a Sign That War Is on the Way By Jacob Weindling March 12, 2019 | 2:16pm
  • MSNBC Contributor David Frum's Essay On Immigration Is the Dumbest Thing You'll Read Today politics MSNBC Contributor David Frum's Essay On Immigration Is the Dumbest Thing You'll Read Today By Jacob Weindling March 11, 2019 | 3:45pm
  • Why Is U.S. Media Taking Trump's Word that There Is Only a “Humanitarian” Convoy in Venezuela? politics Why Is U.S. Media Taking Trump's Word that There Is Only a “Humanitarian” Convoy in Venezuela? By Jacob Weindling February 22, 2019 | 1:20pm
  • Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Have Nuclear Power. Here Are 5 Ways That Can Go Very Wrong politics Trump Wants Saudi Arabia to Have Nuclear Power. Here Are 5 Ways That Can Go Very Wrong By Jacob Weindling February 12, 2019 | 3:12pm
  • The Long, Tragic, Stupid, Self-Inflicted Fall of Lindsey Graham politics The Long, Tragic, Stupid, Self-Inflicted Fall of Lindsey Graham By Roger Sollenberger January 31, 2019 | 12:00pm
  • CNN’s Chris Cuomo Just Gave the Perfect Response to “But Venezuela!” politics CNN’s Chris Cuomo Just Gave the Perfect Response to “But Venezuela!” By Jacob Weindling January 24, 2019 | 12:00pm
  • After 544 Days in an Iranian Prison, Jason Rezaian's New Book Reveals the Necessity of a Free Press books After 544 Days in an Iranian Prison, Jason Rezaian's New Book Reveals the Necessity of a Free Press By B. David Zarley January 23, 2019 | 11:38am
  • Trump’s Defense Secretary Quit over Trump Drawing down Troops from Our Forever Wars in Syria and Afghanistan politics Trump’s Defense Secretary Quit over Trump Drawing down Troops from Our Forever Wars in Syria and Afghanistan By Jacob Weindling December 21, 2018 | 11:21am
  • Hey Internet Morons, Stop Saying That Russia Bombed A Massachusetts Town politics Hey Internet Morons, Stop Saying That Russia Bombed A Massachusetts Town By Jacob Weindling September 14, 2018 | 4:26pm
  • Don't Worry Folks, We're Not Going to War with Iran (I Think) politics Don't Worry Folks, We're Not Going to War with Iran (I Think) By Jacob Weindling July 24, 2018 | 1:36pm
  • After Trump's Irrational Iran Decision, America Is Weaker Than It's Been in Decades politics After Trump's Irrational Iran Decision, America Is Weaker Than It's Been in Decades By Roger Sollenberger May 15, 2018 | 9:48am
  • Palestinians in Gaza Protested Trump's Political Stunt, so Israel Killed at Least 52 of Them politics Palestinians in Gaza Protested Trump's Political Stunt, so Israel Killed at Least 52 of Them By Jacob Weindling May 14, 2018 | 12:20pm
  • Israel and Iran Are at War in Syria politics Israel and Iran Are at War in Syria By Jacob Weindling May 10, 2018 | 1:55pm
  • The War-Cravers: Why Trump and His Foreign Policy Ghouls Left the Iran Deal politics The War-Cravers: Why Trump and His Foreign Policy Ghouls Left the Iran Deal By Jason Rhode May 9, 2018 | 11:35am
  • Now That War With Iran Looms, Let Former President Dwight Eisenhower Remind Us Why politics Now That War With Iran Looms, Let Former President Dwight Eisenhower Remind Us Why By Jacob Weindling May 8, 2018 | 4:55pm
  • President Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal politics President Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal By Lizzie Manno May 8, 2018 | 3:48pm
  • Guardian: Team Trump Used Israeli Intelligence Agency to Find Dirt on Obama Admin politics Guardian: Team Trump Used Israeli Intelligence Agency to Find Dirt on Obama Admin By Jacob Weindling May 7, 2018 | 1:10pm
  • Listen To the Experts, Don't Listen to the Bloodthirsty Fools Like Netanyahu Driving Us Towards War With Iran politics Listen To the Experts, Don't Listen to the Bloodthirsty Fools Like Netanyahu Driving Us Towards War With Iran By Jacob Weindling May 1, 2018 | 9:45am
  • Watch John Oliver Explain Why the Iran Nuclear Deal Must Not End on Last Week Tonight comedy Watch John Oliver Explain Why the Iran Nuclear Deal Must Not End on Last Week Tonight By Brian Bell April 23, 2018 | 4:22pm
  • Prepare for War, America - John Bolton Is Here politics Prepare for War, America - John Bolton Is Here By Jacob Weindling March 23, 2018 | 11:15am
  • Donald Trump Just Made America's Forever War in Afghanistan Even More Impossible to Win politics Donald Trump Just Made America's Forever War in Afghanistan Even More Impossible to Win By Jacob Weindling January 5, 2018 | 1:25pm
  • Buyer's Remorse: Why Is Howard Dean Selling Out Single-Payer? politics Buyer's Remorse: Why Is Howard Dean Selling Out Single-Payer? By Jason Rhode October 16, 2017 | 2:30pm
  • Trump Decertified the Iranian Deal, Just 'Cause politics Trump Decertified the Iranian Deal, Just 'Cause By Jason Rhode October 13, 2017 | 1:55pm
  • Here's What Will Happen When Trump Decertifies the Iran Nuclear Deal politics Here's What Will Happen When Trump Decertifies the Iran Nuclear Deal By Eric McAdams October 13, 2017 | 11:18am
  • Trump Is Likely One Day Away From Killing the Iran Nuclear Deal politics Trump Is Likely One Day Away From Killing the Iran Nuclear Deal By Eric McAdams October 12, 2017 | 3:51pm
  • Trump to Announce Plans to politics Trump to Announce Plans to "Decertify" Iran Nuclear Deal By Eric McAdams October 5, 2017 | 4:43pm
  • Senior Trump Allies Are Laying the Groundwork for War with Iran politics Senior Trump Allies Are Laying the Groundwork for War with Iran By Jacob Weindling June 27, 2017 | 11:35am
  • ISIS Attacks Tehran: What Comes Next politics ISIS Attacks Tehran: What Comes Next By Jason Rhode June 7, 2017 | 5:57pm
  • America's Formal Position on International Terrorism Is Laughably Hypocritical politics America's Formal Position on International Terrorism Is Laughably Hypocritical By Jacob Weindling June 1, 2017 | 12:53pm
  • Dear American Public Officials: Here is How NOT to Think On Your Feet politics Dear American Public Officials: Here is How NOT to Think On Your Feet By Paste Staff May 31, 2017 | 11:20am
  • For Persians, Nowruz Brings a New Light travel For Persians, Nowruz Brings a New Light By Sarra Sedghi March 20, 2017 | 12:30pm
  • The Art of Doing Something: Trump in Yemen and Beyond politics The Art of Doing Something: Trump in Yemen and Beyond By Eleanor Stavinoha February 6, 2017 | 8:00am
  • Naomi Duguid Offers a Taste of Persia food Naomi Duguid Offers a Taste of Persia By Jenn Hall November 28, 2016 | 9:15am
  • Checklist: Tehran, Iran travel Checklist: Tehran, Iran By Neelou Malekpour November 22, 2016 | 11:30am
  • Dear President Trump Cupcakes: No. Just No. politics Dear President Trump Cupcakes: No. Just No. By Sarra Sedghi November 10, 2016 | 1:15pm
  • America's Addiction to Proxy Wars Like Yemen Will Lead Us to Real War with Iran politics America's Addiction to Proxy Wars Like Yemen Will Lead Us to Real War with Iran By Jacob Weindling October 26, 2016 | 2:30pm
  • games Iran Becomes First Country to Ban Pokémon GO By Kyle McKenney August 8, 2016 | 10:37am
  • music Iranian Metal Band Confess Jailed and Facing Execution for Blasphemy By Alex Wexelman February 17, 2016 | 12:02pm
  • travel Is Iran the Next Cuba? By Tom Burson February 11, 2016 | 11:05am
  • soccer An Iranian Footballer Was Arrested For Posting "Indecent" Selfies By James Patrick Gordon January 13, 2016 | 1:45pm
  • travel The Travel Makeover: Plastic Surgery Tourism Is a Real Thing By Anum Yoon September 10, 2015 | 3:00pm
  • food Ghormeh Sabzi and Gender Roles By Sarra Sedghi February 13, 2015 | 11:00am
  • soccer Five Reasons To Watch The 2015 AFC Asian Cup By Christopher Williams January 8, 2015 | 3:00pm
  • The Colonel by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi books The Colonel by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani July 21, 2014 | 11:00am
  • soccer World Cup Preview: 10 Things You Need to Know About Iran By Taylor Rockwell June 16, 2014 | 1:45am
  • Sepideh (2014 Sundance capsule) movies Sepideh (2014 Sundance capsule) By Shannon M. Houston January 19, 2014 | 11:16pm
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  • Sundance Documentarys (KNUCKLE, The Green Wave, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) movies Sundance Documentarys (KNUCKLE, The Green Wave, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold) By Michael Dunaway January 28, 2011 | 8:57am
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