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* ... 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?
* ... that '''[[Walter A. Groves]]''' received a job offer from [[Centre College]] by telegram around the same time that he was forced to leave his work as a [[missionary]] in Iran due to [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran|the country being invaded]]?
* ... that little has been known of the exact whereabouts of Iranian communist leader Ashraf Dehghani since she escaped prison in 1973?
* ... that little has been known of the exact whereabouts of Iranian communist leader '''[[Ashraf Dehghani]]''' since she escaped prison in 1973?
:Five [[Basij]] officers are killed after a shooting by suspected [[Jaish ul-Adl]] gunmen in [[Saravan, Iran|Saravan]], [[Sistan and Baluchestan province]], [[Iran]]. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-basij-guard-militant-baluch-pakistan-border-0e06d1064aee776722edc89a0911ed19 (AP)]
:The [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Justice Department]] announces that they have formally charged an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] national who confessed to [[Contract killing|a murder-for-hire plan]] linked to the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] targeting [[President-elect of the United States|president-elect]] [[Donald Trump]]. [https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/doj-charges-three-iranian-plot-to-kill-donald-trump/index.html (CNN)]
:Twelve [[Jaish ul-Adl]] militants are killed, including the group's leader Salahuddin Farooqui, in a joint operation by [[Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces|Iran]] and [[Pakistan Armed Forces|Pakistan]]. [https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/505983/Terror-group-says-12-members-killed-in-joint-Iran-Pakistan-operation (''Tehran Times'')] [https://www.sedayebourse.ir/amp/508043/ (''Sedaye Bourse'')]
:[[Amnesty International]] demands the release of [[Iran]]ian university student [[Ahoo Daryaei]], who was arrested after stripping to her underwear and marching through the [[Islamic Azad University]] campus in [[Tehran]], Iran, on Saturday. [https://news.sky.com/story/amnesty-demands-release-of-woman-violently-arrested-after-stripping-off-to-protest-strict-islamic-dress-code-reports-say-13248081 (Sky News)]
:[[Germany]] orders all three [[Iran]]ian [[consulate]]s in the country to close in response to the [[execution]] of Iranian-German prisoner [[Jamshid Sharmahd]], who was [[kidnap]]ped by [[Government of Iran|Iranian agents]] in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]], in 2020. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-berlin-germany-united-states-dubai-b2638983.html (''The Independent'')]
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