crescent
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Elsewhere in Tehran, a large park was transformed into a camp, with hundreds of Red Crescent tents set up on the grounds.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has deployed hundreds of volunteers to support response efforts in the region.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
The Iranian Red Crescent reports tens of thousands of calls to its helplines since the start of the conflict.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Alireza Dadkhodai, an emergency operations expert with the Red Crescent, recalled the moment the missiles hit.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Those dates suggest domestication of emmer wheat in the Fertile Crescent, a conclusion supported by the fact that ancestral wild emmer wheat is confined to the area extending from Israel to western Iran and Turkey.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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