Iran’s only female Olympic medallist defects
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Iran’s only female Olympic medallist defects
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01:43 | January 27, 2026
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02:11 | January 27, 2026
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Iran protests: Eyewitness recounts harrowing details of unrest
02:21 | January 17, 2026
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Shah’s son Reza Pahlavi calls for surgical strikes on Iran after protests subside
02:04 | January 16, 2026
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Iran claims it never intended to execute protesters
02:02 | January 15, 2026
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Canadian citizen killed by regime in Iran, Foreign Minister Anand says
02:17 | January 15, 2026
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Canadian citizen dies in Iran amid escalating protests against regime
00:43 | January 15, 2026
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Trump says Iran killings ‘stopping,’ executions won’t happen
02:02 | January 14, 2026
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Iran’s chief justice calls for swift punishment for protest detainees
02:16 | January 14, 2026
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Iran’s only female Olympic medallist defects
Description
January 13, 2020
Kimia Alizadeh, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, wrote on social media that she had left Iran after growing tired of being used as a propaganda tool. Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, implied in an Instagram post that she had moved to Europe writing that no one had invited her there and she had not been given a "tempting offer".
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Iran’s only female Olympic medallist defects01:07 | January 13, 2020 -
U.S.-Iran tensions: Threat of all-out war increases as Trump’s military presence grows01:55 | February 19, 2026 -
Supreme leader says ‘deterrent weapons’ are necessity as U.S.-Iran tensions continue02:45 | February 18, 2026 -
U.S. and Iran ‘still very far apart’ amid negotiations on nuclear dispute: Leavitt00:43 | February 18, 2026 -
Iran-U.S. standoff continues after talks fail to produce nuclear deal02:01 | February 17, 2026 -
Protests erupt against Iranian government amid talks with U.S. over nuclear dispute01:42 | February 17, 2026 -
‘We had to send the B-2s’: Trump threatens ‘consequences’ if Iran doesn’t agree to nuclear deal00:41 | February 16, 2026 -
‘Hard to do a deal with Iran’: U.S. secretary of state concerned but ‘hopeful’ about nuclear talks01:13 | February 16, 2026 -
200,000 estimated at Toronto rally against Iranian regime as Canada sanctions more officials02:01 | February 14, 2026 -
‘Will not bow to their excessive demands’: Iran president, protesters condemn U.S. on nuclear talks02:13 | February 11, 2026 -
U.S. and Iran hold talks in Oman02:08 | February 6, 2026 -
Deportation hearing for suspected high-ranking Iranian official living in Canada held behind closed doors00:45 | February 6, 2026 -
U.S. shoots down Iranian drone along Arabian Sea, military says01:41 | February 4, 2026 -
Families learn of loved ones’ fates in Iran protests03:25 | February 3, 2026 -
Iran warns of ‘regional conflict’ if U.S. attacks Iran, Trump responds02:26 | February 1, 2026 -
Iran’s president blames Trump, Netanyahu for stoking recent protests to ‘create division’01:36 | January 31, 2026 -
Iran seeks to negotiate amid increasing U.S. military presence in the Middle East01:48 | January 30, 2026 -
Toronto car exporter accused of laundering money for Hezbollah02:48 | January 29, 2026 -
Threat of Iran-U.S. conflict grows after Trump warning01:51 | January 28, 2026 -
Iranians across the globe vent frustrations as internet blackout continues after deadly protests04:55 | January 28, 2026 -
Trump says Iran wants to ‘make a deal,’ as more U.S. forces head to Middle East01:43 | January 27, 2026 -
U.S. military force arrives in middle east after Trump’s warning to Iran02:11 | January 27, 2026 -
Trump says US “armada” is heading toward Iran01:55 | January 23, 2026 -
Iran protests: Eyewitness recounts harrowing details of unrest02:21 | January 17, 2026 -
Shah’s son Reza Pahlavi calls for surgical strikes on Iran after protests subside02:04 | January 16, 2026 -
Iran claims it never intended to execute protesters02:02 | January 15, 2026 -
‘All options on the table’: U.S. warns Iran at emergency UN Security Council meeting01:28 | January 15, 2026 -
Canadian citizen killed by regime in Iran, Foreign Minister Anand says02:17 | January 15, 2026 -
Canadian citizen dies in Iran amid escalating protests against regime00:43 | January 15, 2026 -
Trump says Iran killings ‘stopping,’ executions won’t happen02:02 | January 14, 2026 -
Iran’s chief justice calls for swift punishment for protest detainees02:16 | January 14, 2026 -
Iran’s embassy in Ottawa defaced by anti-regime protesters, one arrested01:17 | January 14, 2026
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Iran’s only female Olympic medallist defects01:07 | January 13, 2020
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U.S.-Iran tensions: Threat of all-out war increases as Trump’s military presence grows01:55 | February 19, 2026
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Supreme leader says ‘deterrent weapons’ are necessity as U.S.-Iran tensions continue02:45 | February 18, 2026
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U.S. and Iran ‘still very far apart’ amid negotiations on nuclear dispute: Leavitt00:43 | February 18, 2026
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Iran-U.S. standoff continues after talks fail to produce nuclear deal02:01 | February 17, 2026
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Protests erupt against Iranian government amid talks with U.S. over nuclear dispute01:42 | February 17, 2026
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‘We had to send the B-2s’: Trump threatens ‘consequences’ if Iran doesn’t agree to nuclear deal00:41 | February 16, 2026
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‘Hard to do a deal with Iran’: U.S. secretary of state concerned but ‘hopeful’ about nuclear talks01:13 | February 16, 2026
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200,000 estimated at Toronto rally against Iranian regime as Canada sanctions more officials02:01 | February 14, 2026
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‘Will not bow to their excessive demands’: Iran president, protesters condemn U.S. on nuclear talks02:13 | February 11, 2026
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U.S. and Iran hold talks in Oman02:08 | February 6, 2026
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Deportation hearing for suspected high-ranking Iranian official living in Canada held behind closed doors00:45 | February 6, 2026
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U.S. shoots down Iranian drone along Arabian Sea, military says01:41 | February 4, 2026
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Families learn of loved ones’ fates in Iran protests03:25 | February 3, 2026
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Iran warns of ‘regional conflict’ if U.S. attacks Iran, Trump responds02:26 | February 1, 2026
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Iran’s president blames Trump, Netanyahu for stoking recent protests to ‘create division’01:36 | January 31, 2026
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Iran seeks to negotiate amid increasing U.S. military presence in the Middle East01:48 | January 30, 2026
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Toronto car exporter accused of laundering money for Hezbollah02:48 | January 29, 2026
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Threat of Iran-U.S. conflict grows after Trump warning01:51 | January 28, 2026
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Iranians across the globe vent frustrations as internet blackout continues after deadly protests04:55 | January 28, 2026
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Trump says Iran wants to ‘make a deal,’ as more U.S. forces head to Middle East01:43 | January 27, 2026
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U.S. military force arrives in middle east after Trump’s warning to Iran02:11 | January 27, 2026
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Trump says US “armada” is heading toward Iran01:55 | January 23, 2026
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Iran protests: Eyewitness recounts harrowing details of unrest02:21 | January 17, 2026
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Shah’s son Reza Pahlavi calls for surgical strikes on Iran after protests subside02:04 | January 16, 2026
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Iran claims it never intended to execute protesters02:02 | January 15, 2026
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‘All options on the table’: U.S. warns Iran at emergency UN Security Council meeting01:28 | January 15, 2026
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Canadian citizen killed by regime in Iran, Foreign Minister Anand says02:17 | January 15, 2026
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Canadian citizen dies in Iran amid escalating protests against regime00:43 | January 15, 2026
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Trump says Iran killings ‘stopping,’ executions won’t happen02:02 | January 14, 2026
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Iran’s chief justice calls for swift punishment for protest detainees02:16 | January 14, 2026
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Iran’s embassy in Ottawa defaced by anti-regime protesters, one arrested01:17 | January 14, 2026
Iran’s only female Olympic medallist defects
Description
January 13, 2020
Kimia Alizadeh, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, wrote on social media that she had left Iran after growing tired of being used as a propaganda tool. Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, implied in an Instagram post that she had moved to Europe writing that no one had invited her there and she had not been given a "tempting offer".
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