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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Tara Kangarlou ## Tara Kangarlou Tara Kangarlou is an Iranian-American global affairs journalist who has produced, written and reported for NBC, CNN, and Al Jazeera America. She is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and is the author of [_The Heartbeat of Iran_](https://www.tarakangarlou.com/heartbeat-of-iran). ## Tara Kangarlou *  Jan 9, 2023 ### [Q&A: Defecting From Iran With Close Regime Ties](https://time.com/6245719/iran-ukraine-flight-islamic-regime/) Meisam Jebelli defected from Iran in 2020, but his brother, Peyman Jebelli, runs the Islamic Republi... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 5, 2022 ### [The Islamic Regime's Deadly Militia in Iran](https://time.com/6238623/iran-basij-militia-meaning-mahsa-amini/) The IRGC's militia, the Basij, consists of millions of "ideologically brainwashed and easily mobiliz... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Oct 5, 2022 ### [Why Iranian Protesters Chant 'Woman, Life, Liberty'](https://time.com/6219585/why-iranian-protesters-chant-woman-life-liberty/) Iranian women are collectively denouncing the many backward policies that have been holding them bac... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Sep 19, 2022 ### [Why Iranians Are Protesting A Young Woman's Death](https://time.com/6214636/mahsa-amini-iran-death-outcry/) Mahsa Amini died in the custody of Iran's "morality police" but public rage is about more than a dre... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 16, 2021 ### [Iranians Desperate for Vaccines as COVID-19 Deaths Hit Peak](https://time.com/6090239/iran-covid-vaccine-black-market/) “This crisis is a direct result of the regime’s failure" [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Jul 23, 2021 ### [The Iranian Olympian Friends Turned Rivals at Tokyo 2020](https://time.com/6083159/iran-taekwondo-refugee-athlete-tokyo-2020/) 2016 Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh will compete as a refugee athlete against her long-time friend ... [SPORTS](/section/sports/) *  Jun 18, 2021 ### [Iran Is Too Often Viewed Through the Lens of Our Rulers. Try Looking Through the Eyes of Our People](https://time.com/6073436/iran-election-youth-boycott-future/) As the world watches Iran vote, let’s not forget the millions of Iranians whose dreams and hopes mir... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 17, 2020 ### [Why Iran Is Struggling to Contain Its Coronavirus Outbreak](https://time.com/5804706/iran-coronavirus/) Iran's overwhelmed health system is already finding echoes around the world [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Feb 27, 2020 ### [Iran Doctors Believe Coronavirus More Serious Than Reported](https://time.com/5791516/iran-doctors-coronavirus-middle-east/) Medical professionals inside the Islamic Republic tell TIME they believe the country is now grapplin... 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