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: It was (and remains) the heart of Persian culture, home to institutions like the Iran National Museum Golestan Palace Other Contexts

: A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has significantly strained the country's oil revenue, leading to ongoing negotiations to end the conflict. 4 Years In Tehran

This visual novel/RPG follows Mahsa’s struggle after being denied university housing, forcing her to live with a "not normal" family. : It was (and remains) the heart of

The first year, I counted the days by the plane trees. In spring, their new leaves were the color of pistachio shells, filtering the light over Laleh Park into a dappled, forgiving green. I walked everywhere then, refusing to learn the unspoken geometry of the city—how the mountains to the north (the Alborz, a jagged wall of dusty purple and snow) are your only true compass. I got lost in the southern bazaars, overwhelmed by the smell of dried limes and sumac, by the ah-o-vaah of vendors pulling me toward piles of saffron like a tide. In those first twelve months, Tehran was a labyrinth of noise: the dissonant honking of Saipa sedans, the muezzin’s call warring with a pop song from a basement wedding, the roar of a fighter jet slicing the sky over the Grand Bazaar. I felt every contradiction as a wound. The hijab I learned to tie loosely, a black silk scarf that slipped down my forehead no matter how many pins I used. The taste of doogh—yogurt, mint, salt, and fizz—made me wince. I missed rain. Tehran’s rain is an event, a blessing, a five-minute deluge that turns the dry riverbeds of the Kan into a furious, temporary sea. In spring, their new leaves were the color