At age 14, Pari Noorbakhsh immigrated to the United States in December 1978, a few months after marrying her husband. She flew from Tehran to New York on a Pan Am flight in the early stages of the Iranian Revolution.
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Mohsen Asgari in Tehran about the latest news that Iran test-fired two long range missiles and has produced that country’s first nuclear fuel rods.
As Iran’s political turmoil continues, many Iranian opposition supporters have fled to neighboring Turkey. They’re escaping what Amnesty International last week described as the worst human rights situation inside Iran in twenty years.
It’s Tehran’s third day of street demonstrations, and the BBC’s Marcus George is there, reporting under restrictions. Journalists are not allowed to cover ‘unauthorized gatherings,’ but George shares his story freely with The Takeaway.
Thousands of Iranians poured into the streets yesterday to protest what they believe are fraudulent results in last week’s presidential vote. For the latest in Tehran, The Takeaway talks to Babak Dehghanpisheh, Middle East Correspondent for Newsweek.
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tehran today, as both government and opposition supporters staged rallies. The World’s Laura Lynch has details.
