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2026-01-21 17:20
By Afshin Majlesi
Water leaks, ground subsidence raise concerns at Isfahan’s UNESCO-listed mosque
TEHRAN - Iranian authorities and heritage experts are racing to contain what they describe as a structural threat to parts of the UNESCO-registered Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, also known as the Atiq Mosque, after a limited ground subsidence, water leakage and rising moisture were detected around one of the world’s most important Islamic monuments.
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2026-01-12 19:33
By Xavier Villar
Crisis management in Iran
TEHRAN - In recent weeks, the streets of several Iranian cities have witnessed a pattern that, to an external observer, feels eerily familiar. Episodes of protest, initially driven by economic grievances, have coincided with acts of targeted violence against civil infrastructure and state symbols. International coverage, alert to potential turning points, has relied on a predictable vocabulary: “unrest,” “repression,” “existential crisis,” drawing parallels, often superficial, with other global instability scenarios.