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Recent Did you know? items
* ... that Canadian microbiologist Patricia Taylor helped American diplomats hide in her house in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis?
* ... that Canadian microbiologist '''[[Patricia Taylor]]''' helped American diplomats hide in her house in Tehran during the [[Iran hostage crisis]]?
* ... that after Jamal Valizadeh was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team?
* ... that after '''[[Jamal Valizadeh]]''' was tortured in Iran, hid for six months, and escaped, he qualified to compete in the Olympics as a member of the [[Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics|Refugee Olympic Team]]?
* ... that the film Critical Zone was shot in secret by Ali Ahmadzadeh without permission from Iranian authorities?
* ... that the film '''''[[Critical Zone]]''''' was shot in secret by Ali Ahmadzadeh without permission from Iranian authorities?
* ... that Maryam Eslamdoust was the first Iranian-born woman to hold public office in Great Britain?
* ... that '''[[Maryam Eslamdoust]]''' was the first Iranian-born woman to hold public office in Great Britain?
* ... that '''[[Walter A. Groves]]''' received a job offer from [[Centre College]] by telegram around the same time that he was forced to leave his work as a [[missionary]] in Iran due to [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran|the country being invaded]]?
* ... that little has been known of the exact whereabouts of Iranian communist leader Ashraf Dehghani since she escaped prison in 1973?
* ... that little has been known of the exact whereabouts of Iranian communist leader '''[[Ashraf Dehghani]]''' since she escaped prison in 1973?
:[[Iran]] announces that all [[government of Iran|government]] offices, universities, and schools in [[Tehran province]] will be closed for two days due to severe [[air pollution]]. [https://apnews.com/article/iran-tehran-isfahan-air-pollution-schools-d6c99e6dd774972f16d36a2661d4228a (AP)]
:[[Qatar]], [[Turkey]], [[Egypt]], [[Iran]], and [[Saudi Arabia]] condemn [[Israel]]'s actions in Syria and the [[United Nations]] special envoy for Syria calls on Israel to stop its military movements and bombardments inside Syria. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatar-turkey-egypt-join-condemnation-of-israels-activity-across-syrian-border/ (''The Times of Israel'')]
:A video posted to [[Twitter|X]] shows [[Syrians]] tearing down posters of former [[Hezbollah]] [[Secretary-General of Hezbollah|leader]] [[Hassan Nasrallah]] and former [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] commander [[Qasem Soleimani]] at the [[Iran]]ian embassy in Damascus. Statues of former president [[Hafez al-Assad]] are also toppled across the city. [https://www.albawaba.com/node/syrians-tear-nasrallah-poster-down-1595943 (Al Bawaba)] [https://madhyamamonline.com/world/statues-of-presidents-father-dragged-through-syrian-streets-1358083 (Madhyama Online)]
:[[Iran]] begins to evacuate [[Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces|military personnel]], diplomatic staff, and civilians from Syria amid rebel advances. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/world/middleeast/iran-syria-evacuation.html (''The New York Times'')]
:The [[Iranian Space Agency]] successfully launches the [[Simorgh (rocket)|Simorgh]] rocket carrying two satellites and the [[Saman-1 (rocket stage)|Saman-1]] [[space tug]] from the [[Imam Khomeini Space Launch Terminal]] in [[Semnan, Iran|Semnan]], [[Iran]], the heaviest [[payload]] ever launched in Iran. [https://www.dw.com/en/iran-launches-its-heaviest-ever-payload-into-space/a-70981129 (DW)]
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