Amir-Hussein Radjy

Journalist & writer based in Cairo | Bylines @AP @thetls @nytimes @TheAtlantic @ForeignPolicy @TheNation & others

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“The main emphasis in all the universities is that students admit they’ve done something wrong and they’ve used all their efforts to make it into a psychological war,” an Iranian student said, as scores of students face disciplinary hearings. Our report:

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Panahi’s sentence was handed down on Monday, a friend and an Iranian activist based in Europe told me, saying he'd spoken with Panahi on Monday after the sentencing and the filmmaker had not been detained.

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#Iranians fear a possible return to all-out war as US and #Israeli elections approach @AmirRadjy
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Our report from Tehran as Iranians brace for a return to all-out war. “I have already packed my belongings to go to a safer town in the north of the country,” one resident said. “Today I bought more canned food, crackers and extra blankets.

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The U.S. blockade and sanctions are hurting Iranians as medical imports dry up. Staff at one public hospital told us a shortage of key medicines to treat serious psychiatric disorders was forcing doctors to use electro-convulsive therapy on patients more. https://t.co/ssZvzeBbv9

[Amir-Hussein Radjy @AmirRadjy]

The U.S. blockade and sanctions are hurting Iranians as medical imports dry up. Staff at one public hospital told us a shortage of key medicines to treat serious psychiatric disorders was forcing doctors to use electro-convulsive therapy on patients more. https://t.co/ssZvzeBbv9

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Can Iran's overland trade save its economy as it faces a U.S. blockade? Iran has a huge challenge as it tries to shift transit to its land borders. @serrayedikardes spoke with Iranian truckers stranded in days-long lines. Our report:
https://t.co/hjSxtDRWi0

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Hundreds of trucks jam Turkey-Iran border crossing as US blockade of Hormuz pushes trade overland

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For the AP, Iran's Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi told me that many Iranians remain defiant 4 years after the Mahsa Amini protests. Many in a new younger generation “know their rights” and are standing firm. “And that gives us reason for hope,” she said. https://t.co/Bwr8nOiRtp

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Iranian women who don’t obey compulsory hijab rules are carrying out "civil disobedience toward the government", a lawyer and former political prisoner in Iran told me. The question now is whether that can be reversed as hardliners want to do. https://t.co/1YjJfqcp79

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Four years after Mahsa Amini's death, many women go around Tehran without the veil, bearing shoulders and pushing boundaries. “People aren’t going to go back to how it was,” one woman told me. “They aren’t capable of doing it.”
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Iran says improved ballistic missile shows it will take preemptive action against threats https://t.co/HcjcPSHToG

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“The atomic issue, because of the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, has been pushed to the side, and in reality, that is in Iran’s interests,” Rahman Ghahremanpour, an Iran-based analyst, told me.

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Iran’s rulers are using the Strait of Hormuz as critical leverage to defend against U.S. attacks and to deliver a win for supporters at home. But its strategy could also backfire. Our take-away:
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Iran's leaders have clashed with radicals within the theocracy who oppose U.S. talks and want ultra-hardliner policies at home. Over time, the confrontation with these radical factions could grow more dangerous, a reformist cleric told me. Our report:
https://t.co/svjEMB36ZT

[Amir-Hussein Radjy @AmirRadjy]

Iran's leaders have clashed with radicals within the theocracy who oppose U.S. talks and want ultra-hardliner policies at home. Over time, the confrontation with these radical factions could grow more dangerous, a reformist cleric told me. Our report:
https://t.co/svjEMB36ZT

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At least 86 animal species in Iran are at risk of extinction, including the cheetah, brown bear, leopard and some falcons. I spoke with conservationists who are carrying on with their important work despite the war:

https://t.co/S4u6wLgXBh

[Amir-Hussein Radjy @AmirRadjy]

At least 86 animal species in Iran are at risk of extinction, including the cheetah, brown bear, leopard and some falcons. I spoke with conservationists who are carrying on with their important work despite the war:

https://t.co/S4u6wLgXBh

[Amir-Hussein Radjy @AmirRadjy]

Iran's rulers are using the funeral for former leader Khamenei to project unity. But his decades-long rule generated deep discontent within the country and polarized Iranian society. Our report:

https://t.co/dD4DSlKLUn

[Amir-Hussein Radjy @AmirRadjy]

Iran's rulers are using the funeral for former leader Khamenei to project unity. But his decades-long rule generated deep discontent within the country and polarized Iranian society. Our report:

https://t.co/dD4DSlKLUn