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Inside the Government’s Crackdown on TV

This past weekend, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran. Last month, Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with a Senate candidate because of F.C.C. guidance that target ...  Show more

Chosen by War: The Rise of Iran’s New Supreme Leader

At the heart of the Iranian regime’s defiant stance toward the United States and Israel in the war is Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader and a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the regime’s longtime ruler. Farnaz Fassihi, who covers Iran for The New York Times, discusses the e ...  Show more

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