Leily Nikounazar

Leily Nikounazar

Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Israel and Iran Trade Attacks as Toll From Conflict Mounts

English Articles15 June, 2025 8

The path to diplomacy appeared to narrow after officials called off talks that had been set for Sunday between Tehran and Washington on Iran’s nuclear program. Israel and Iran exchanged more missile attacks on population centers on Sunday, brushing aside …

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Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Iran Is Breaking Rules on Nuclear Activity, U.N. Watchdog Says

English Articles12 June, 2025 7

The decision comes as officials say they believe that Israel is preparing to launch a military attack on Iran. Tehran …

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‘Dog Walking Is a Clear Crime’: Iran’s Latest Morality Push

English Articles9 June, 2025 8

The government regards pet dogs as a sign of Western cultural influence. They are also considered impure, in Islam. Now …

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Office of The Iranian Supreme Leader/Wana News Agency, via Reuters

Iran’s Supreme Leader Calls U.S. Nuclear Deal Proposal ‘Nonsense’

English Articles4 June, 2025 12

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that abandoning uranium enrichment would be against Iran’s interests. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said …

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Iran Executes Man Over Deadly 2023 Attack on Azerbaijan Embassy

English Articles21 May, 2025 9

The killing of the embassy’s head of security strained an already tense relationship between the neighboring countries. Iran on Wednesday …

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Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Cargo That Set Off Blast at Iran Port Was Improperly Documented, Investigators Say

English Articles29 April, 2025 5

The death toll from the explosion rose to 70, as officials said the massive blast involved a shipment whose documentation …

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Mandatory Hijab in Iran; Confiscation and Sealing of Straits and Barges

Mandatory Hijab in Iran; Confiscation and Sealing of Straits and Barges

Interviews9 May, 2023 10

A wave of security clashes with business owners and guilds to confront women who want to exercise their right to …

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Perspective: Creating a confrontation between women and men is a means for the Islamic government to reproduce dictatorship

Perspective: Creating a confrontation between women and men is a means for the Islamic government to reproduce dictatorship

Interviews31 March, 2022 17

After the Taliban, Iran and Afghanistan are the only countries in the world that do not allow women to attend …

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Machuland: A conversation about entrepreneurship in the fashion industry

Machuland: A conversation about entrepreneurship in the fashion industry

Interviews25 February, 2022 6

A conversation between Leili Nikounazar, a fashion studies researcher and journalist, and Farnaz Abdoli, a fashion and apparel designer and …

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One and a half meters: Corona, a crisis for humans and society

Podcasts24 November, 2021 33

Facing a pandemic virus, which was an unfamiliar experience for most people in the world, how has it changed our …

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