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The Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, during an interview with NPR on February 8, 2023. Marjan Yazdi/NPR hide caption

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The Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, during an interview with NPR on February 8, 2023.

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly is on the ground in Iran, where she spoke directly with Iranians about their grievances against the regime.

She later put some of those grievances to Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, during a rare in-person interview in Tehran.

You can hear more of NPR's interview with Iran's Foreign Minister, on whether Iranians can freely voice their ideas, here.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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This episode was produced by Fatma Tanis, Linah Mohammad, Kat Lonsford and Brianna Scott. It was edited by Courtney Dorning and William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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