Iran’s embassy in India invoked the shared history of chess and backgammon to underscore 2,000 years of cultural ties, blending ancient legend with modern cultural diplomacy.
Aubtin Heydari, left, Laila Massoudnia, center, and Erin Minnaugh play a round of backgammon outside Azizam, an Iranian restaurant in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Friday. (Alex ...
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