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Duolingo D-Day: Iranians question latest US sanctions targeting education
Al Jazeera9/1/2026
Education Duolingo D-Day: Iranians question latest US sanctions targeting education Many Iranians feel they are being unjustly targeted, especially as bans on educational collaboration and testing for studies abroad take effect. Add Al Jazeera on Google Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran [File: Vahid Salemi/AP] By Maziar Motamedi Published On 1 Sep 2026 1 Sep 2026 Tehran, Iran – When the United States threatened an “economic D-Day” for Iran, announcing a series of new sanctions against Tehran, President Donald Trump’s administration said it was seeking to cripple its adversary economically.
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