Trump’ın yanında yer alan garip kıyafetli kişilerin yer aldığı fotoğraf dünyada gündem oldu. Görüntü sonrası en çok sorulan soru ise: “Yanındakiler kim?”

On my trips to Iran, I've seen how many ordinary Iranians admire the US and despise their own regime. But they're also proud of their ancient civilization and independence, and Trump posts like this bolster the regime narrative. Trump offers a lesson in how not to conduct diplomacy.

The BBC asked me if a US-Iran deal would betray the Iranian people. I pushed back hard: The question assumes that getting bombed helped the Iranian people. Nor has that been true in Ira, Afghanistan etc. On the contrary, if sanctions are lifted, the Iranian people can breathe once more. Over time, Iranian society will grow stronger and enable the Iranian people to do what only they can do: Change Iran in the right direction, from the inside, by themselves, for themselves.

Reduce nighttime lighting by only using essential lighting that is directed towards the ground. Consider motion activated lights that only turn on when needed and close blinds and curtains during evening hours.

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Scenes from Northern Tehran‘s Tajrish Square ahead of Nowrouz

I lived and traveled in Iran for months. In Tehran I lived with the family of a retired bank worker who saw me looking for housing. I roomed with his son for months, ate all my meals with them, and they never accepted any money. Once I was sick and throwing up and they all came into the bathroom and the dad stroked my head while I barfed and told me “Aybi nadare” (no shame, it’s ok). I traveled around most of the country by plane, train, bus, shared taxi, etc. Eventually I stopped booking hotels because I’d always meet people on the train, bus etc who’d insist I stay with them. The family of Iran/Iraq war vets from Yazd who took me to Taft for bbq in the mountains. The taxi driver from Rasht who made a bed for me on the floor of his tiny apartment because all the hotels were full. The only time a police officer talked to me was once to make sure I was ok. I never felt in any danger day or night. The land of Iran is as incredibly diverse as its people. There are mountainous rain forests and desert salt flats. I met among the most liberal and most conservative people there, and everything in between. Everyone was so kind it makes me cry with shame.

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