The chess grandmaster on the cover of Vogue magazine

Now that her life has changed utterly, does she have any regrets? Without hesitation she said no. “I miss my family, but I would not say I regret the decision. I still represent, and I am Iranian, and the people of still see me as Iranian.” It struck me that she does not regard herself as political, though she acknowledges that so much in Iran is political. She said, “I’m not an activist, and I don’t have any messages for people risking so much. The people who are protesting in the streets are inspiring to me and so many others.”