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Iran holds presidential election runoff

Iran holds a presidential election runoff Friday between reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili following a record-low turnout in the first round. The vote comes amid heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, a dispute with the West over Iran's

Swedish diplomat recalls darkest moments in Iran prison

After almost 800 days in Iran's notorious Evin prison, the now-free Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus recalled the darkest moments throughout his imprisonment and how he survived them. Released in mid-June, Floderus and another Swedish citizen were part of a prisoner exchange

Do Israelis really want full-scale war with Hezbollah?

'We're just waiting for the war.' On the street and in the media, Israelis seem convinced that all-out war with Hezbollah in Lebanon is imminent. But polls show public opinion is split, and public figures living in northern Israel, the frontline of a major conflict, offer a