Farnaz Fassihi

Wall Street Journal

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Senior Middle East Correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and author of Waiting for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq.

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Two American hikers have been held in Iran since 2009, accused of espionage and illegally crossing Iran's border.

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Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran on Monday in a revival of the unrest following the allegedly rigged election in 2009.

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