/* Afshin Hasani — INSIGHTS | responsive, right-to-left editorial system */
@font-face{font-family:YekanBakh;src:url('/assets/Fonts/YekanBakh-VF.TTF') format('truetype');font-style:normal;font-weight:100 900;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:Nimbus;src:url('/my-way/assets/NimbusSansNarrow-Regular.otf') format('opentype');font-weight:400;font-display:swap}
@font-face{font-family:Nimbus;src:url('/my-way/assets/NimbusSansNarrow-Bold.otf') format('opentype');font-weight:700 900;font-display:swap}
:root{--fa-font:YekanBakh,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif}
:root{--bg:#03080c;--panel:#071018;--panel2:#0a1620;--ink:#f1f5f7;--muted:#a0adb6;--line:#1b2b36;--blue:#00b7ff;--blue2:#1688ff;--max:1240px;--pad:clamp(18px,4vw,54px)}
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#008bff}.navlinks{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:clamp(13px,2.5vw,31px);font:400 14px Nimbus,NotoFa,sans-serif;color:#c3cbd1;white-space:nowrap}.navlinks a{padding:8px 0;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}.navlinks .active{color:var(--blue);border-bottom-color:var(--blue)}.eyebrow{font:400 12px Nimbus,NotoFa,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--blue);text-transform:uppercase}.hero{position:relative;isolation:isolate;overflow:hidden;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);min-height:340px;display:flex;align-items:center}.hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-2;inset:0;background:url('/insights/assets/hero-banner.jpg') 70% 40%/cover no-repeat;opacity:.6}.hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;z-index:-1;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(3,8,12,.98) 0%,rgba(3,8,12,.78) 45%,rgba(3,8,12,.24) 100%)}.hero-inner{padding-block:58px 52px;max-width:760px}.hero h1{font:700 clamp(50px,7vw,88px)/.98 Nimbus,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:12px 0 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12px;font-size:12px;outline:none}.search:focus{border-color:var(--blue)}.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:34px 24px}.card{min-width:0}.thumb{aspect-ratio:1.58;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #21323e;background:#08131d;position:relative}.thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;filter:saturate(.8) contrast(1.05);transition:transform .45s ease,filter .45s ease}.card:hover .thumb img{transform:scale(1.035);filter:saturate(1) contrast(1.08)}.category{display:block;margin-top:13px;font:700 11px Nimbus,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.14em;color:var(--blue);text-transform:uppercase}.card h3{font-family:var(--fa-font);font-size:18px;line-height:1.9;letter-spacing:0;margin:6px 0 9px;font-weight:700;word-spacing:normal;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.card p{font-size:13px;line-height:2;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 13px}.meta{font-size:11px;color:#8998a2;display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}.meta .dot{color:var(--blue)}.more-wrap{text-align:center;padding:42px 0 68px}.outline-btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;border:1px solid var(--blue);color:var(--blue);padding:10px 22px;font:400 13px Nimbus,NotoFa,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.04em;min-height:42px}.outline-btn:hover{background:var(--blue);color:#001018}.newsletter{border:1px solid var(--line);background:linear-gradient(110deg,#07121c,#06101a);padding:30px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px;margin:0 0 65px}.newsletter h2{margin:0 0 6px;font:700 23px/1.7 Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0}.newsletter p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px}.footer{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:25px 0 32px;color:#8796a0;font:400 12px Nimbus,NotoFa,sans-serif}.footer-row{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}.article-hero{padding:30px 0 0}.crumbs{font:400 13px Nimbus,NotoFa,sans-serif;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 24px}.article-head{max-width:920px}.article-head h1{font-family:var(--fa-font);font-size:clamp(30px,4.5vw,54px);line-height:1.65;letter-spacing:0;margin:8px 0 16px;font-weight:800;word-spacing:normal;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.article-head .dek{font-size:16px;color:#bac6ce;max-width:780px;line-height:2}.article-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:#8f9da7;font-size:12px;margin:20px 0 28px}.article-meta a{color:var(--blue)}.article-cover{aspect-ratio:2.45;max-height:460px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:36px;background:#08131d}.article-cover img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center 40%;filter:brightness(.82) saturate(.86)}.article-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, min(760px, 1fr)) minmax(190px,260px);gap:clamp(30px,5vw,70px);align-items:start;justify-content:space-between}.prose{min-width:0;font-family:var(--fa-font);font-size:16px;color:#d4dce1;line-height:2.15;letter-spacing:0;word-spacing:normal}.prose h2{font-family:var(--fa-font);font-size:24px;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0;color:#f6f8f9;margin:38px 0 12px;border-right:3px solid var(--blue);padding-right:14px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.prose h3{font-family:var(--fa-font);font-size:19px;line-height:1.8;letter-spacing:0;margin:27px 0 8px;color:#f4f7f9}.prose p{margin:0 0 21px}.prose ul{padding-inline-start:0;padding-inline-end:24px}.prose li{margin:7px 0}.prose blockquote{font-family:var(--fa-font);margin:28px 0;padding:20px 24px;border-right:3px solid var(--blue);background:linear-gradient(90deg,#061321,#081a2a);font-size:20px;color:#e8f4ff;line-height:2;letter-spacing:0;word-spacing:normal}.prose strong{color:#fff}.sidebar{position:sticky;top:24px;border:1px solid var(--line);padding:20px;background:#061018}.sidebar h3{font-size:14px;margin:0 0 12px}.sidebar a{display:block;font-size:12px;color:#aebbc4;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:10px 0}.sidebar a:hover{color:var(--blue)}.authorbox{margin-top:38px;padding:22px;border:1px solid var(--line);display:flex;gap:18px;align-items:center}.author-icon{width:54px;height:54px;display:grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid var(--blue);color:var(--blue);font-size:26px;flex:none}.authorbox h3{margin:0;font-size:15px}.authorbox p{margin:4px 0 0;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}.related{padding:55px 0}.related h2{font-size:22px}.related .grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}.no-results{grid-column:1/-1;padding:35px;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted);text-align:center;display:none}
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@media(max-width:620px){.nav{align-items:flex-start;padding:13px 0;flex-direction:column;gap:8px}.brand{font-size:12px}.brandmark{font-size:31px}.navlinks{width:100%;overflow-x:auto;gap:20px;white-space:nowrap;padding:4px 0 8px;font-size:13px}.hero{min-height:285px}.hero-inner{padding-block:44px 40px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(46px,14vw,66px)}.hero p{font-size:14px}.section-head{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.filters{gap:7px}.search{width:100%;min-width:0;margin:4px 0 0}.grid,.related .grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}.thumb{aspect-ratio:1.7}.card h3{font-size:18px}.newsletter{display:block;padding:23px}.newsletter .outline-btn{margin-top:18px}.article-cover{aspect-ratio:1.45}.article-head h1{font-family:var(--fa-font);font-size:clamp(28px,8vw,38px);line-height:1.75;letter-spacing:0}.article-head .dek{font-size:14px}.prose{font-size:15px}.prose h2{font-size:21px}.prose blockquote{font-size:18px}.footer-row{display:block}.footer-row span{display:block;margin:5px 0}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{scroll-behavior:auto!important;transition:none!important}}

/* Persian typography safeguards */
[lang='fa'], [dir='rtl'], .card h3, .card p, .prose, .prose h2, .prose h3, .article-head h1 { font-family: var(--fa-font) !important; letter-spacing: 0 !important; word-spacing: normal !important; font-kerning: normal; }
.card h3 { line-height: 1.75; overflow-wrap: normal; word-break: normal; }
.thumb img, .article-cover img { height:100%; width:100%; object-fit:cover; }