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The Zarif Card: Why Nobody Is Buying Tehran’s Old “Reformist” Trick This Time

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Newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (C) speaks as former foreign minister Mohammed Javad Zarif (L) stands next to him after the presidential election at the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Khomeini in southern Tehran. © Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire

Fearing Europe’s shift to the right and a second Trump term, Tehran has dusted off its reformist credentials — with president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian and veteran diplomat Mohammed Javad Zarif — to show the West it is willing to talk. But this ploy will not work again.

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This Puppet-Show Parody Of “The Sound Of Music” Is A Culture Category Of Its Own

This Puppet-Show Parody Of "The Sound Of Music" Is A Culture Category Of Its Own
Nikolaus Habjan and Neville Tranter are leading lights in the world of puppet theater. Schauspielhaus Graz/Facebook

Neville Tranter and Nikolaus Habjan, global stars of the puppet world, are performing in Berlin. Their caustic satire about Austria is definitely not for kids. It shows why hand puppets are not only hot right now, but they’re also incredible actors capable of convening the magic of theater at its utmost.

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