In 1980 operation to free US embassy hostages, Iran claims US forces attacked bus, IRGC commander killed by friendly fire while guarding abandoned equipment
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Though many support theocratic regime, mandatory hijab, some residents say anti-government protesters treated too harshly, women who flout dress code should be warned, not arrested

Both countries ignore tacit agreement among European capitals not to attend high-profile public ceremonies amid Tehran's brutal repression of months-long popular uprising

Demonstrators chant 'down with Israel' at Azadi Square, as Sejjil ballistic missiles and Shahed-136 drones put on display

Supreme leader Khamenei also orders sentence reductions; no details given as to which prisoners will benefit from clemency to mark anniversary of 1979 revolution

Farideh Moradkhani, from a branch of family that opposes supreme leader, has been in prison since last month when she declared her support for Mahsa Amini protests

Farideh Moradkhani, now under arrest, blasts international community's inaction on protest crackdown

Sharif University of Technology has produced alumni loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, but current students feel they have nothing to lose in the Islamic Republic

Women's activism has persisted for over a century, as successive regimes in Tehran have told women what they can and cannot wear

Many ordinary Iranians sympathize with Ukrainians despite Tehran's tilt toward Moscow in recent years, with state media echoing Russian talking points on invasion