How Maya – who was banned from dancing – found her groove

How Maya – who was banned from dancing – found her groove

As a girl in Iran,she watched music videos in her room but being a professional dancer was not feasible. That changed when she came to Melbourne and joined hip-hop crew L2R.

  • byCarolyn Webb

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Iran’s new president promises bold reform – under the watchful eye of Khamenei

Iran’s new president promises bold reform – under the watchful eye of Khamenei

A former heart surgeon has been named the next president of Iran. But his win,a response to growing social discontent,comes with strings attached.

  • byAmin Saikal
Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election,besting hardliner Jalili

Reformist Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election,besting hardliner Jalili

Supporters of Masoud Pezeshkian,a heart surgeon and longtime lawmaker,entered the streets of Tehran and other cities before dawn to celebrate as his lead grew over Saeed Jalili.

  • byJon Gambrell andAmir Vahdat
Crackdown targets foreign agents harassing dissidents

Crackdown targets foreign agents harassing dissidents

Australians with Iranian,Chinese,Cambodian,Rwandan and Indian backgrounds have reported foreign agents harassing and assaulting them on local soil.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Don’t shut down families of Aussies in trouble overseas,high-profile former prisoners warn

Don’t shut down families of Aussies in trouble overseas,high-profile former prisoners warn

Kylie Moore-Gilbert,Cheng Lei and Sean Turnell have successfully lobbied for a Senate inquiry into how the government manages cases of citizens wrongfully held in government prisons or as hostages.

  • byOlivia Ireland
What most Israelis hope will happen to Netanyahu when the war is over

What most Israelis hope will happen to Netanyahu when the war is over

More would vote for a man who’s not even in parliament if an election were held today,according to a poll published on Friday.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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Iran seeks extradition treaty with Australia,despite vast differences

Iran seeks extradition treaty with Australia,despite vast differences

Iran’s ambassador to Australia says Hamas should be viewed as a “resistance group” rather than a terrorist organisation,as it currently is under Australian law.

  • byMatthew Knott andDavid Crowe
The grey zone of misinformation:Iran,Russia’s payments to US media outlet revealed

The grey zone of misinformation:Iran,Russia’s payments to US media outlet revealed

Legal experts say US journalists who were paid by sanctioned Iranian media entities could be in legal jeopardy.

  • byJoseph Menn
Iran’s top leader praises pro-Palestine student protesters in the US

Iran’s top leader praises pro-Palestine student protesters in the US

Writing from a country where protest is violently suppressed,Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said they were standing on the right side of history.

  • byChris Zappone
I won’t mourn the sudden death of the man who oversaw my sham trial

I won’t mourn the sudden death of the man who oversaw my sham trial

Iranians are celebrating the death of their president by dancing in the streets,setting off fireworks and posting an endless stream of helicopter-themed memes. Meanwhile the Australian government has sent its condolences.

  • byKylie Moore-Gilbert
What a change of leadership in Iran means for the world order

What a change of leadership in Iran means for the world order

The now dead Iranian president and foreign minister did everything they could to consolidate the “Axis of Resistance”. There is a decision to be made.

  • byDavid Sanger