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Shaghayegh Rostampour

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Shaghayegh Rostampour is a freelance journalist and researcher. She has a graduate degree in Global Affairs from the University of Tehran with a major in British Studies. Shaghayegh has contributed to several media outlets, newspapers and journals in and outside Iran

Wildfires ravage marshlands on Iran-Iraq border

The destruction of important marshlands and other natural reserves in wildfires in Iran may be caused by humans as well as nature.

Shaghayegh Rostampour | Iran | Oct 5, 2018
An Iraqi fisherman pulls in his nets as his wife helps in their dug-out on the al-Huwaiza marshes northern Amara, 420 km south of Baghdad on June 13, 2011, considered to be the demarcation line with neighbouring Iran and which were drained by the regime of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein during the Iraqi-Iranian war. Following the collapse of the previous regime, and the entrance of the US-led forces into Iraq in 2003, the water source was opened  with  fifty percent of the marsh land flooded allowing

Iran's national team sees popularity boost, but not just because of World Cup

The siege mentality that is re-emerging with the return of US sanctions appears to have acted to rally Iranians around the national soccer squad.

Shaghayegh Rostampour | Iran | Jun 29, 2018
Soccer Football - World Cup - Group B - Iran vs Portugal - Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia - June 25, 2018   Iran players line up before the match   REUTERS/Murad Sezer - RC1F71E7CCD0

After Iran deal exit, average Iranians worried about the future

Uncertainty in the aftermath of the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is fueling pessimism about the future among ordinary Iranians.

Shaghayegh Rostampour | Iran | May 21, 2018
Iranian women sit on street bench in Tehran, Iran, August 2, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC1A3741D5D0

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