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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T11:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "The activist and Oscar-nominated co-writer of “It Was Just an Accident” speaks about the abuses he’s witnessed and endured, war between the U.S. and Iran, and the true stories behind the film.",
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