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As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

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As Iran Deports a Million Afghans, ‘Where Do We Even Go?’

Afghans being forced out of Iran are grappling with an uncertain future in Afghanistan, where widespread poverty and severe restrictions on women and girls await.

© Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times

Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Israel’s Deadly Assault on Iran Prison Incites Fury, Even Among Dissidents

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Khamenei Appears in Public for First Time Since Israel War Began

The long absence of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from public life had fueled speculation about his health and threats to his life.

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A photograph released by Iran’s state media on Saturday showing Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Ali Shamkhani, Top Iran Official, Survived Israeli Strike

Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani was seen struggling to walk with a cane at a funeral procession this weekend for military commanders killed in the 12-day war.

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Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani in 2018. He told Iranian state media on Saturday that he had sustained serious injuries in the Israeli strike in June.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Says Nuclear Facilities ‘Seriously Damaged’

The assessment came hours after the country’s supreme leader had downplayed the damage the U.S. strikes had caused.

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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, speaking to the media after an Iran-European Union nuclear meeting in Geneva last week.

Where Is Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has not been seen publicly or heard from in nearly a week. That absence has surprised and unnerved everyone from political insiders to the general public.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Officials have said Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been sheltering at a bunker and refraining from electronic communication to prevent assassination attempts against him.
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