NPR: iranian https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=437517756 iranian en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:26:47 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: iranian https://www.npr.org/tags/437517756/iranian Protests in Iran reach 10th night as Iranians summon U.K. ambassador over coverage Iran's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain's ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlets. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 03:19:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1125054188/protests-in-iran-reach-10th-night-as-iranians-summon-uk-ambassador-over-coverage https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1125054188/protests-in-iran-reach-10th-night-as-iranians-summon-uk-ambassador-over-coverage Iran's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it summoned Britain's ambassador to protest what it described as a hostile atmosphere created by London-based Farsi language media outlets.

]]> The Associated Press 'The Beautiful Dreams That Are Burnt': Portraits From Iran Under Sanctions Here is a look inside the lives of Iranians from different walks of life — including a fitness trainer, butcher and carpet seller — and how they're coping with an economy battered by U.S. sanctions. Sun, 04 Apr 2021 07:01:23 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/04/04/975605118/the-beautiful-dreams-that-are-burnt-portraits-from-iran-under-sanctions https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/04/04/975605118/the-beautiful-dreams-that-are-burnt-portraits-from-iran-under-sanctions

Here is a look inside the lives of Iranians from different walks of life — including a fitness trainer, butcher and carpet seller — and how they're coping with an economy battered by U.S. sanctions.

]]> Marjan Yazdi CBP Chief Admits Officers 'Overzealous'; Critics Say Iranians And Others Targeted The head of CBP says the Seattle field office was "corrected" after it questioned hundreds of Iranian-American citizens at a border crossing. But advocates fear this wasn't an isolated mistake. Thu, 13 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2020/02/13/805409436/cbp-chief-admits-officers-overzealous-critics-say-iranians-and-others-targeted https://www.npr.org/2020/02/13/805409436/cbp-chief-admits-officers-overzealous-critics-say-iranians-and-others-targeted The head of CBP says the Seattle field office was "corrected" after it questioned hundreds of Iranian-American citizens at a border crossing. But advocates fear this wasn't an isolated mistake.

]]> Joel Rose U.K. Fears Iran Is Taking A 'Dangerous Path' After Seizure Of Tanker Iran took over the British-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and says it and its crew will remain in an Iranian port during a probe of an accident that Iran says led to the seizure. Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:46:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/07/20/743758809/u-k-fears-iran-is-taking-a-dangerous-path-after-seizure-of-tanker https://www.npr.org/2019/07/20/743758809/u-k-fears-iran-is-taking-a-dangerous-path-after-seizure-of-tanker Iran took over the British-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and says it and its crew will remain in an Iranian port during a probe of an accident that Iran says led to the seizure.

]]> Shannon Van Sant Samin Nosrat Is Making Space At The Table Nosrat is that rare thing: a woman of color in the upper echelons of the hypercompetitive food world. She is acutely aware of her unicorn status — and taking steps to try to change that. Thu, 30 May 2019 14:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/05/30/726375712/samin-nosrat-is-making-space-at-the-table https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/05/30/726375712/samin-nosrat-is-making-space-at-the-table Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking.'/>

Nosrat is that rare thing: a woman of color in the upper echelons of the hypercompetitive food world. She is acutely aware of her unicorn status — and taking steps to try to change that.

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]]> Karen Grigsby Bates Flooding In Iran Kills At Least 70, Forces Evacuation Of Thousands Record rainfalls over the past two weeks have killed people across 13 provinces. Forecasters expect heavy rain to continue over the next few days, forcing the evacuation of regions bordering Iraq. Sun, 07 Apr 2019 16:10:47 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2019/04/07/710849530/flooding-in-iran-kills-at-least-70-forces-evacuation-of-thousands https://www.npr.org/2019/04/07/710849530/flooding-in-iran-kills-at-least-70-forces-evacuation-of-thousands

Record rainfalls over the past two weeks have killed people across 13 provinces. Forecasters expect heavy rain to continue over the next few days, forcing the evacuation of regions bordering Iraq.

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]]> Shannon Van Sant 'Black-ish' Star Yara Shahidi, An Unofficial Ambassador For Gen Z Yara Shahidi is not all like the character she plays on ABC's Black-ish. But the actor and her character have hit a lot of the same milestones at the same time. Wed, 03 May 2017 00:01:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/05/03/483757089/black-ish-star-yara-shahidi-an-unofficial-ambassador-for-gen-z https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/05/03/483757089/black-ish-star-yara-shahidi-an-unofficial-ambassador-for-gen-z ish.'/>

Yara Shahidi is not all like the character she plays on ABC's Black-ish. But the actor and her character have hit a lot of the same milestones at the same time.

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]]> Leah Donnella There's A Long, Ignominious Trail Of Bans, Registries And Forced Relocation The travel ban imposed by the president a week ago on people from seven Muslim-majority countries is only the latest executive order through the years grounded in race, ethnicity or country of origin. Thu, 02 Feb 2017 20:27:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/02/512903229/theres-a-long-ignominous-trail-of-bans-registries-forced-relocation https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/02/02/512903229/theres-a-long-ignominous-trail-of-bans-registries-forced-relocation

The travel ban imposed by the president a week ago on people from seven Muslim-majority countries is only the latest executive order through the years grounded in race, ethnicity or country of origin.

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]]> Jorge Encinas Iran Releasing 5 American Detainees; America Releasing 7 Iranians Four Iranian-American prisoners, including journalist Jason Rezaian, are being exchanged with seven Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. A fifth American is being released, separate from the prisoner swap. Sat, 16 Jan 2016 09:43:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/16/463293941/iran-says-its-releasing-four-iranian-american-detainees-in-prison-swap https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/16/463293941/iran-says-its-releasing-four-iranian-american-detainees-in-prison-swap

Four Iranian-American prisoners, including journalist Jason Rezaian, are being exchanged with seven Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. A fifth American is being released, separate from the prisoner swap.

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]]> Camila Domonoske Obama Posts Comment On 'Humans Of New York' Photo Of Iranian Father And Son A Facebook post on the popular photo blog caught the eye of the president, who called it "inspirational." Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:49:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/04/437497182/obama-posts-personal-comment-on-humans-of-new-york-photo-of-iranian-father-and-s https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/04/437497182/obama-posts-personal-comment-on-humans-of-new-york-photo-of-iranian-father-and-s A Facebook post on the popular photo blog caught the eye of the president, who called it "inspirational."

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