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If Israel invades, Rafah will become a ‘death zone’

At 2 am on Sunday, Mohamed F. awoke to the sound of hailing gunfire in Rafah. “I think they [Israeli forces] entered, and there were many, many clashes and shooting. Oh God, protect us,” he wrote in a text message. The sound of bombs exploding could be heard in audio …

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Enduring myths of the 1979 Iranian Revolution

Few events in our lifetime are as shrouded in myth and conspiracy as the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Forty-five years later, however, we now have a much clearer picture of the dramatic events that played out on the streets of Tehran before a worldwide television audience. Certain myths have retained an …

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