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Yeganeh Torbati

@yjtorbati.bsky.social
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Reporter at The Washington Post; co-author of forthcoming book on Iran for Doubleday

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Unseen Histories @unseenhistories.com · 17/06/2026
From Alexander the Great to the Great Exhibition, the South Seas to Iran, here are our picks for June, with books from @andreawulf.bsky.social, @yjtorbati.bsky.social, @laurenworking.bsky.social and many more👇 (with apologies for the late posting!)
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New History Books for June 2026 - Unseen Histories
Our pick of new history books for June. From Alexander the Great to the Great Exhibition, the South Seas to Iran
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Doubleday Books @doubledaybooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Co-authors of STOLEN REVOLUTION @yjtorbati.bsky.social and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin speak to @camanpour.bsky.social about the historic fight of Iranians for their rights: www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/t... via @cnn.com
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‘Stolen Revolution’: A history of Iranians’ fight for freedom | CNN
From the 1979 Revolution to the Woman Life Freedom Movement, co-authors of ‘Stolen Revolution’ Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin speak to Christiane Amanpour about the historic fight of Irania...
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Doubleday Books @doubledaybooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"At once an engrossing story and a balanced, meticulously researched primer on modern Iran (the clearest I’ve ever read)." @theguardian.com on STOLEN REVOLUTION by @yjtorbati.bsky.social and Bozorgmehr Sharadefin: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
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Stolen Revolution by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati review – Iran’s recent history explained
This account of the Islamic Republic and its discontents told via six contrasting lives should be required reading
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Doubleday Books @doubledaybooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"In their new book STOLEN REVOLUTION [authors @yjtorbati.bsky.social and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin] trace the massive changes Iran's political economy has undergone since the revolution" and discuss the impacts today with @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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Watch How the Iranian Economy Actually Works - Bloomberg
After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the country's new leaders — religious and political — promised to redistribute the country's wealth and made moves to make Iran independent from western influence...
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Sanam Mahoozi @sanammahoozi.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
With a tenuous cease-fire in place, Iranians are left picking up the pieces of their lives. Some fear the government will crack down on its domestic critics. Our latest with @yjtorbati.bsky.social for @nytimes.com 👇🏼 #Ceasefire
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Stuck in ‘Limbo,’ Iranians Take Stock After Six Brutal Weeks
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Mark MacKinnon @markmackinnon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“I want the Islamic republic to disappear immediately, but I don’t believe this is the way” - nicely nuanced article by @yjtorbati.bsky.social and @sanammahoozi.bsky.social on how the war is splitting the Iranian diaspora
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Lost Friendships, Broken Relationships: How the War in Iran Is Dividing the Diaspora
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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
"How many appalling incidents are occurring during today’s tsunami of sometimes lawless 'law enforcement'?" George F. Will writes. wapo.st/49jxVho
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Opinion | When ICE came for a U.S. citizen and Army veteran
George Retes is suing the federal government for unconstitutional detention.
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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
"Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has become more than a military force. In the latest episode of The Iran Reckoning, Afshon (@osto.bsky.social) and Yeganeh Torbati (@yjtorbati.bsky.social) unpack their growing role in the economy. Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep..."
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 16/07/2025
Genetically optimizing my Gattaca-style designer superbaby in a way that's definitely not eugenics www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @yjtorbati.bsky.social
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Inside the Silicon Valley push to breed super-babies
Investors say genetic prediction services for embryos, used by Elon Musk and others, are a trust fund for future children. Many scientists are skeptical.
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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
She dreamed of seeing Coldplay live. She loved trying new foods and was learning Italian. She wrote poetry. She was so proud of summiting Iran’s highest peak that she mentioned it to everyone she met. She was 23 when she was killed with her family @yjtorbati.bsky.social has more wapo.st/4n3Gdyf
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The young Iranian poet who lost her life in an Israeli strike
Parnia Abbasi, 23, was described by friends as funny and full of life. She and her family were among the first people killed in Israel’s attack on Iran.
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Yeganeh Torbati @yjtorbati.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I was lucky to work with you!
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Yeganeh Torbati @yjtorbati.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Elon Musk this week, of his DOGE allies: “We are moving fast, so we will make mistakes." But who is “we”? My colleagues and I gathered information on more than 30 people working with DOGE or aligned with its blitz across the federal government www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Who’s working for Elon Musk’s DOGE?
Here’s who is working with Elon Musk at the U.S. DOGE Service — also known as the Department of Government Efficiency — to makes changes across the federal government.
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