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The Metro: The view of Iran from the diaspora living in metro Detroit

Sam Corey, The Metro March 4, 2026

The war in Iran — and the regional fallout — is continuing.  Without Congressional authorization, President Donald Trump and Israel launched strikes...

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The Metro: Who speaks for Iranians? On the limits of American assumptions

The Metro, Robyn Vincent March 3, 2026

The United States has a long history of deciding what Iranians want. Saturday, it happened again. Without Congressional authorization, President...

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Iranian supreme leader killed in Israeli airstrike, Trump says

NPR February 28, 2026

Daniel Estrin, NPR TEL AVIV, Israel, WASHINGTON, D.C., and AMMAN, Jordan — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed after the...

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Michigan leaders respond to US action involving Iran

WDET Digital Team, Russ McNamara February 28, 2026

Michigan’s lawmakers are beginning to issue public statements following President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment that the United States is risking American...

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Smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran
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Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

NPR February 28, 2026

Daniel Estrin, NPRTEL AVIV — The U.S. and Israel have launched strikes against Iran with the goal of toppling the...

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The Metro: Millions of Iranians want the regime gone. They don’t agree on what’s next

The Metro, Robyn Vincent February 18, 2026

Something is breaking open in Iran — and it's been building for months. A war, then an uprising, then a...

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The Metro: The view of Iran from Windsor

Sam Corey, The Metro February 18, 2026

There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty in Iran right now.  Protestors have faced a violent reaction from Iran’s political...

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Smoke rises from the building of Iran's state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025.
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Iranian Americans fear escalation in Iran after Israel, US airstrikes

Nargis Rahman June 27, 2025

Michigan’s Iranian American community is concerned about the recent escalation of hostilities with Iran. The U.S. bombed several sites in Iran...

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Iranian-American scholar and journalist Fariba Pajooh.
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The Metro: As bombs fall in the Middle East, Detroit’s diaspora braces for what comes next

The Metro, Robyn Vincent June 24, 2025

The night skies over Tehran have been flashing with fire since Israeli jets began piercing Iranian airspace. They have been...

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Israeli soldiers work amid the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike that killed several people, in Beersheba, Israel, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire is in effect after deal initially faltered

Associated Press June 24, 2025

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in effect Tuesday after...

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President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen.
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US steps into war between Israel and Iran, strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites

Associated Press June 21, 2025

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The United States struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at...

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Smoke rises from the building of Iran's state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025.
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The Metro: What role will the US play in Israel’s conflict with Iran?

Sam Corey, The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Nadia Ziyad June 18, 2025

On Friday, Israel launched attacks on Iran, intending to hit Iran’s uranium enrichment site, where it is building nuclear arms,...

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