World● Elevated5d ago · Oct 29, 2026, 6:09 PM
'A Reasonable Price': Inside Iran's Illicit Trade In Babies
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from RFE/RL · Middle East
Intermediaries on Iranian Telegram channels are offering newborns for up to $1,100 under the guise of charity, with some promising to falsify birth records and others arranging placements with Iranian families abroad, despite a ban on the sale of babies.
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