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A Musician’s Life in the Rubble
Parvaneh spent years earning her place in the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, along with the professional double bass she had struggled to afford. After losing her job amid the turmoil that preceded the war, a U.S.-Israeli strike destroyed her home and shattered her instrument.
The Victims of USAID’s Dissolution
Elon Musk insists that no one has died as a result of the dismantling of USAID. In northern Nigeria, grieving families tell another story: loved ones, once stable on HIV medication funded by the U.S., rapidly declining and dying when drug supplies were cut off.
Southern Iran Is Being Destroyed
U.S. attacks across Iran’s southern coastline have damaged ports, airports, roads, power infrastructure and civilian landmarks, devastating local economies and forcing millions of people to endure rolling blackouts during extreme heat. Residents describe the destruction of their livelihoods and the growing sense that nowhere is safe.
Amid US Pressure and a Deepening Crisis, Cubans Are Braced for Change
Prolonged blackouts, water shortages and crippling inflation have thrown Cuba into crisis. With the Trump administration threatening intervention, ordinary Cubans are caught in a bind: They want a different future, but remain wary of who will deliver it — and how.
US-Israeli Attacks on Iran Show a Pattern of ‘Double-Tap’ Strikes
A New Lines investigation has found a pattern of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in Iran being carried out after civilians and first responders had gathered at sites that were already hit.
The Noxious Smoke Enveloping Tehran
Tehran residents who spoke to New Lines reported heavy pollution immediately following Israeli strikes on oil depots. An exclusive investigation and analysis show how the fires and smoke plumes spread across the Iranian capital.
The Dilemmas of America’s Iranian Diaspora
In Los Angeles, home to the largest Iranian diaspora in the world, a community fractured by ideology is reckoning with what it means to cheer for a war on your homeland and a government that is rounding up your neighbors.