Contrast in Tehran as unveiled women race marathon alongside regime military display
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What happened
Tehran split into two worlds: unveiled women ran openly in a city marathon while state forces paraded machine guns nearby. The striking contrast exposes a deeply divided capital, caught between defiance and regime mobilisation amid rising warfare.
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