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Dariush Memar

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Dariush Memar is a journalist at our partner site, Independent Persian, focusing on social and economic affairs in Iran.

<p>Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally held in Solidarity with Iran's Uprising, organised by The national Council of Resistance of Iran, on Whitehall in central London on 11 January 2026</p>
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Iran in paralysis as internet blackout freezes banks and daily life

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