Since 1979’s Khomeinist revolt that began the long winter of the ... The future of Iran appears destined for collapse, an inevitability that the Middle East, too, seems to anticipate.

(CNN)-- Iran is to send a female skier to the Winter Olympics for the first time at next year's Games in Vancouver, Canada, the head of the Islamic Republic's ski federation told state media Monday.

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