The World from PRX

Tehran

A man makes a bed in a row of beds with medical posters on the dividing walls
COVID-19
‘I am lucky I survived’: Voices from Iran, one of the worst-hit COVID-19 countries
Seven year old Teija's father is stuck in Iran due to the travel ban. She holds a sign during a protest at Los Angeles International Airport.
Conflict
Two brothers, one in Iran and another in California, say the US travel ban has thrown their family for a loop
A large number of Armenian refugees live in the Los Angeles area. Every year the Armenian Christ Church hosts a Thanksgiving feast featuring traditional American and Armenian dishes.
Belief
For these Iranian Armenian refugees, Thanksgiving brings back memories of arriving in the US
Women gaze at jewelery displayed at an international fair in Tehran.
Books
Crystal meth, skinny jeans and underground bloggers — it’s the Iran you never see
Hopes high for latest round of nuclear talks between Iran, western government