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* ... that '''[[Marva Nabili]]''', a member of the [[Iranian New Wave]], made a "haunting" film about the struggles of a family in [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Manhattan's Chinatown]]?
* ... that Trump wrote a letter to Ali Khamenei in an effort to initiate new nuclear negotiations with Iran?
* ... that [[Donald Trump|Trump]] wrote '''[[Donald Trump's letter to Ali Khamenei|a letter]]''' to [[Ali Khamenei]] in an effort to initiate new nuclear negotiations with Iran?
* ... that '''[[Mirza Muhammad Amin Shahristani]]''' served in the royal courts of the [[Sultanate of Golconda|Golconda Sultanate]], [[Safavid Iran]], and the [[Mughal Empire]]?
* ... that Mirza Ebrahim Khan Sahhafbashi opened the first commercial movie theater in Iran, only for it to be banned within a month?
* ... that '''[[Mirza Ebrahim Khan Sahhafbashi]]''' opened the first commercial movie theater in Iran, only for it to be banned within a month?
* ... that Canadian microbiologist Patricia Taylor helped American diplomats hide in her house in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis?
* ... that Canadian microbiologist '''[[Patricia Taylor]]''' helped American diplomats hide in her house in Tehran during the [[Iran hostage crisis]]?
* ... that after Jamal Valizadeh was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team?
* ... that after '''[[Jamal Valizadeh]]''' was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of the [[Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics|Refugee Olympic Team]]?
:The death toll from [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli]] [[airstrike]]s on [[Iran]] rises to at least 220 people, including 70 women and children. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/6/15/updates-death-toll-grows-as-iran-and-israel-continue-to-trade-attacks (Al Jazeera)]
:[[Israel]] strikes buildings in [[Tehran]] belonging to the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting]], Iran's [[State media|state-owned media]] company, knocking it temporarily off-air for an hour before later returning. [https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/06/iran-state-tv-briefly-knocked-air-strike-after-missiles-kill-11-israel (Al Monitor)] [https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-iran-attack-news/card/israel-bombs-iran-state-media-buildings-in-tehran-SMnTroA3jJGJpKjvdGWX (''The Wall Street Journal'')]
Iran says Israel struck a hospital in Kermanshah in western Iran. Video footage published by local platforms showed bloodstains, indicating casualties from the strike. (Al Jazeera)
:Iran says Israel struck a [[hospital]] in [[Kermanshah]] in western Iran. Video footage published by local platforms showed bloodstains, indicating casualties from the strike. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/16/little-sign-of-restraint-as-israel-and-iran-continue-to-swap-deadly-strikes (Al Jazeera)]
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