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Tehran Von Ghasri, or simply Tehran Ghasri (Persian: تهران قصری, Persian pronunciation: [tehrɑːn ɢæsriː]), professionally known as Tehran formerly Tehran SoParvaz, is an American born international stand-up comedian, writer, actor, television, radio, and podcast personality, of African-American and Persian descent.
Tehran (/ t ɛ ˈ r æ n,-ˈ r ɑː n, ˌ t eɪ-/; Persian: تهران [tehˈɾɒːn] ⓘ, Tehrân) is the capital [6] and largest city of Iran.In addition to serving as the capital of Tehran province, the city is the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. [7]
Neda Agha-Soltan (Persian: ندا آقاسلطان – Nedā Āghā-Soltān; 23 January 1983 – 20 June 2009) was an Iranian student of philosophy, who was participating in the 2009 presidential election protests with her music teacher, and was walking back to her car when she was fatally shot in the upper chest.
After YouTube was blocked in Iran, [36] Aparat, an Iranian online video-sharing platform, was founded. In 2020, due to the activity of an Aparat user, the CEO of Aparat was sentenced to 10 years in prison because of an interview with children about sex and pornography by Gelofen TV.
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752/AUI752) was a scheduled international passenger flight from Tehran to Kyiv, operated by Ukraine International Airlines.On 8 January 2020, the Boeing 737-800 flying the route was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shortly after takeoff, [4] [5] [6] killing all 176 occupants on board.
The 1976 Tehran UFO Incident was a radar and visual sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) over Tehran, the capital of Iran, during the early morning hours of 19 September 1976. During the incident, two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jet interceptors reported losing instrumentation and communications as they approached the ...
In 2009, responding to Peter Wilby, Dominic Lawson and other critics, Mehdi Hasan, writing for the New Statesman, argued that "engaging with Iran, no matter who is in charge in Tehran, is a prerequisite for peace and progress in the region. The very fact that Press TV is Iranian-owned makes it the ideal English-language platform on which to do so."
Salar Kamangar, born in Tehran, [3] [4] holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences with honors from Stanford University and was the 9th employee to join Google. [5] He joined after graduating from Stanford in 1998.