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Payam DOOST MOHAMADI

Iranians carry an effigy of US President Donald Trump during gathering to mark the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in front of the Azadi Tower in Tehran on February 10, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
April 1, 2025, 6:43 am
Khamenei aide: Iran will have ‘no choice’ but to acquire nukes if attacked
Ali Larijani says Tehran ‘not moving toward nuclear weapons,’ but will if it feels it’s necessary to defend itself; Iranian commanders said to urge preemptive strike on US troops
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
Iranians walk past a statue of a father and daughter in Tehran, on January 7, 2025 (Atta Kenare / AFP)
January 10, 2025, 11:16 am
Iran’s population aging fast, bucking government efforts
Authorities fear long-term economic effects of rising life expectancy and declining birth rates
By MENNA ZAKI and Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
December 24, 2024, 7:50 pm
Iran votes to lift ban on WhatsApp, Google Play
Facebook, X, YouTube, Telegram remain blocked as 136 lawmakers pen letter warning lifting ban on WhatsApp would be a ‘gift to Iran’s enemies’
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
This combination of pictures created on June 29, 2024 shows (L) Iranian presidential candidate and ultraconservative former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili as he attends his election campaign rally at Sharif University in Tehran, June 22, 2024, and (R) lawmaker and former health minister Massoud Pezeshkian, a reformist candidate for Iranian president, at a campaign rally at Afrasiabi Stadium in Tehran, June 23, 2024. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
June 29, 2024, 2:57 pm
Hardliner, moderate to face off in 2nd-ever Iranian runoff, after record low turnout
Neither presidential candidate secures majority, with 40% voter turnout amid opposition boycott; reformist Pezeshkian wants ‘friendly relations with all countries except Israel’
By Ramin Khanizadeh and Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
Illustrative: A woman walks past electoral posters in Tehran on June 20, 2024, ahead of the June 28 election to replace President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
June 21, 2024, 9:11 pm
Iranians divided on presidential vote as hardships mount, want winner to ‘act humanely’
Five hardliners, one relative moderate to vie in June 28 election after earning approval of Guardian Council, as country’s financial woes, women’s rights loom large in voters’ minds
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI and Jérôme RIVET
Women pose for a group photo with wind catchers ("badir" in Persian) dotting the skyline behind, on a rooftop in Iran's central city of Yazd on July 3, 2023. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
July 19, 2023, 10:01 am
Shunned by Western tourists, Iran looks to attract visitors from its neighbors
Industry contracted by over 50% between 2019 and 2022, largely due to sanctions, fear of arbitrary arrests; instead, Tehran aims to boost tourism from Gulf, Armenia, Azerbaijan
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
A man plays snooker at a club in Tehran on June 26, 2023. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
July 2, 2023, 12:39 pm
Iranian snooker fans take cue from ‘Persian Prince’
Passion for game grows amid Hossein Vafaei’s success as country’s first internationally recognized player, and first to win a world-ranking title
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, right, shakes hands with Saudi national security adviser Musaad bin Mohammed al-Aiban, at left, as Wang Yi, China's most senior diplomat, looks on, during a photo op at a closed meeting in Beijing, China, March 11, 2023. (Luo Xiaoguang/Xinhua via AP)
April 6, 2023, 5:35 pm
Iran-Saudi deal boosts Tehran’s hopes of halting Israel-led regional front – analysts
Islamic Republic wants relations reset to improve security, economic and trade cooperation with its neighbors and within the Gulf
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
File: In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, right, shakes hands with President Ebrahim Raisi during an official arrival ceremony at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, on May 12, 2022. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
May 12, 2022, 9:34 pm
Qatar and EU working to revive stalled negotiations with Iran
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets Iranian leaders in Tehran as EU envoy holds second day of meetings with Iran’s negotiator in an effort to revive talks
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
Screen capture from video of Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, on Febraury 20, 2022. (Twitter)
March 16, 2022, 9:56 pm
Iran says 2 issues, including ‘economic guarantee,’ need solving on nuclear deal
Foreign minister doesn’t elaborate on what those issues are but says two other ‘red lines’ nearly resolved, as Vienna talks appear to be reaching close
By Payam DOOST MOHAMADI
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