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* ... 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]]?
* ... that the film Critical Zone was shot in secret by Ali Ahmadzadeh without permission from Iranian authorities?
* ... that the film '''''[[Critical Zone]]''''' was shot in secret by Ali Ahmadzadeh without permission from Iranian authorities?
* ... that Maryam Eslamdoust was the first Iranian-born woman to hold public office in Great Britain?
* ... that '''[[Maryam Eslamdoust]]''' was the first Iranian-born woman to hold public office in Great Britain?
:The [[United States Air Force]] deploys 6 nuclear-capable [[Northrop B-2 Spirit|B-2 stealth bombers]] to [[Diego Garcia]], amid rising tensions with Iran over their [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear program]]. [https://apnews.com/article/b2-bombers-us-yemen-houthis-iran-israel-hamas-war-487247ed0d6c8743b21d18740b649d1c (AP)]
:The [[Iran]]ian [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy|IRGC Navy]] seizes two foreign [[oil tanker]]s in the [[Persian Gulf]] and is towing the vessels to the country's [[Bushehr]] [[port]], claiming they are part of a "[[Shadow fleet|fuel-smuggling network]]". It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/03/31/iran-s-irgc-seizes-two-foreign-tankers-carrying-smuggled-diesel-fuel (Al Arabiya)]
:[[President of Iran|Iranian president]] [[Masoud Pezeshkian]] says that [[Iran]] will not have direct negotiations with the U.S. on its [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear program]], but is open for indirect talks to rebuild trust, after [[U.S. president]] [[Donald Trump]] threatened "bombing" if Iran does not agree to a new nuclear deal. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/30/iran-rejects-direct-nuclear-talks-with-trump-open-to-indirect-negotiations (Al Jazeera)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-there-will-be-bombing-if-iran-does-not-make-nuclear-deal-2025-03-30/ (Reuters)]
:U.S. National Security Advisor [[Mike Waltz]] says that the [[U.S.]] wants the "full dismantlement" of [[Iran]]'s [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear program]] and that "all options are on the table". [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/03/23/trump-advisor-says-us-seeking-full-dismantlement-of-iran-s-nuclear-program (Al Arabiya)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-offer-talks-with-iran-aims-avoid-military-action-us-envoy-says-2025-03-23/ (Reuters)]
:[[U.S. government]] sources reveal that [[U.S. President|President]] [[Donald Trump]]'s letter to [[Supreme Leader of Iran|Iranian Supreme Leader]] [[Ali Khamenei]] from two weeks ago contained a deadline of two months for reaching a new deal on [[Iran]]'s [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear program]]. [https://www.axios.com/2025/03/19/trump-letter-iran-nuclear-deal (Axios)]
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