‘Repression’ remains: Deal to end war in Iran does not impress Hajar Shavandi

Iran receiving broad financial incentives as part of a pact to end the war launched by the United States and Israel is not receiving rich reviews from an Iranian-born woman studying nursing in Sault Ste. Marie. Hajar Shavandi says that according to her, and many Iranians she knows both inside Iran and throughout the diaspora, this agreement is not viewed as a “meaningful” step toward peace. “Many fear that leaving unresolved what has already caused so much suffering will only