/* 2026 site-wide refinement and inner pages */
:where(h1, h2, h3, .section-heading, .media-heading) { text-wrap: balance; }
:where(p, li, blockquote) { text-wrap: pretty; }
:where(section[id]) { scroll-margin-top: 112px; }

.site-nav__link,
.site-nav__button,
.nav-dropdown a { font-size: .82rem; font-weight: 600; font-variation-settings: "wght" 600; }
.site-nav__button { font-family: inherit; }
.context-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; width: fit-content; margin-top: 24px; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(145,86,99,.38); color: var(--rosy-dark); font-size: .84rem; font-weight: 650; }
.narrow-copy .context-link,.founder-card .context-link { margin-inline: auto; }
.site-footer__links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 12px 28px; padding-block: 8px 24px; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: .78rem; }
.site-footer__links a { color: var(--charcoal-dark); }
.site-footer__links a:hover,.site-footer__links a:focus-visible { color: var(--rosy-dark); }

.back-to-top {
  position: fixed; z-index: 20; left: 24px; bottom: 24px; width: 48px; height: 48px;
  display: grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.34); border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--charcoal-dark); color: white; box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(38,58,69,.22);
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(14px); cursor: pointer; transition: .22s ease;
}
.back-to-top.is-visible { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
.back-to-top:hover { background: var(--rosy-dark); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.back-to-top span { font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1; }

.section-heading { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; max-width: 820px; margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; }
.section-heading > p { max-width: 650px; margin-inline: auto; }
.paths .section-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.6vw, 3rem); white-space: nowrap; }
.why-card { min-height: 310px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; text-align: center; align-items: center; }
.why-card h3, .why-card p { max-width: 42ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.why-card__number { display: none !important; }

.uprime-story { grid-template-columns: minmax(270px,.78fr) minmax(0,1.22fr) !important; align-items: center; gap: clamp(30px,5vw,72px); }
.uprime-story__video { min-width: 0; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid rgba(145,86,99,.64); border-bottom-width: 4px; border-radius: 42px 42px 96px 96px; background: rgba(185,125,128,.1); box-shadow: 0 18px 54px rgba(91,60,60,.1); }
.uprime-story__copy { text-align: center; }
.uprime-story__copy p { max-width: 58ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.uprime-story__copy .uprime-story__link { margin-top: 20px; }
.brand-video { position: relative; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 9 / 16; max-height: 570px; margin-inline: auto; border-radius: 32px 32px 82px 82px; background: #161b1e; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.brand-video video { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.brand-video::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; background: url("../media/video/uprime-story-poster-phase7.webp") center/cover no-repeat; opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transition: opacity .2s ease; pointer-events: none; }
.brand-video.is-ended::after { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
.brand-video__button { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 2; display: grid; place-content: center; gap: 12px; border: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 40%, rgba(25,34,39,.78)); color: white; font: 600 .93rem inherit; cursor: pointer; }
.brand-video.is-started .brand-video__button { display: none; }
.brand-video__play { width: 68px; height: 68px; display: grid; place-items: center; margin-inline: auto; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7); border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(255,255,255,.14); backdrop-filter: blur(10px); font-size: 1.45rem; }

.about-values__grid article { min-height: 240px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; text-align: center; padding: 32px 28px; }
.about-values__grid h3, .about-values__grid p { margin-inline: auto; }
.founders__grid { align-items: stretch; direction: ltr; }
.founder-card { display: grid; grid-template-rows: auto 1fr; min-width: 0; direction: rtl; }
.founder-card__portrait { width: min(285px,70%); aspect-ratio: 1; margin: 38px auto 0; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden; background: #dccbc5; }
.founder-card__portrait img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.founder-card__portrait--mehran img { object-position: center; }
.founder-card__portrait--lily img { object-position: center 20%; }
.founder-card__body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; text-align: center; padding: 28px 38px 38px; }
.founder-card__body > p:not(.founder-card__role) { max-width: 51ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.founder-links { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 24px; justify-content: center; }
.founder-name { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 10px; }
.founder-name img { width: 2.15em; height: 2.15em; flex: 0 0 auto; object-fit: contain; border-radius: 0; }
.founder-card__badge, .founder-card__english { display: none !important; }

.inner-page { overflow: clip; }
.inner-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; min-height: 530px; display: grid; align-items: center; background: radial-gradient(circle at 10% 10%, rgba(185,125,128,.22), transparent 32%), linear-gradient(125deg,#ead8d0,#f9f2ed); }
.inner-hero__watermark { position: absolute; width: 570px; height: 570px; left: -120px; bottom: -220px; background: var(--rosy-dark); opacity: .055; -webkit-mask: url("../brand/uprime-mark.png") center/contain no-repeat; mask: url("../brand/uprime-mark.png") center/contain no-repeat; }
.inner-hero__layout { position: relative; padding-block: 100px 86px; }
.inner-hero__copy { max-width: 850px; margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; }
.inner-hero h1 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: clamp(2.15rem,5.4vw,4.7rem); line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.balanced-title, .balanced-title > span { display: block; }
.inner-hero__lead { max-width: 68ch; margin: 28px auto 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: clamp(1rem,1.5vw,1.14rem); line-height: 2; }
.inner-hero__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; margin-top: 34px; }
.inner-hero--visual .inner-hero__layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.12fr) minmax(330px,.88fr); align-items: center; gap: 40px; padding-bottom: 0; }
.inner-hero--visual .inner-hero__copy { text-align: right; }
.inner-hero--visual .inner-hero__lead { margin-inline: 0; }
.inner-hero--visual .inner-hero__actions { justify-content: flex-start; }
.inner-hero__visual { align-self: end; min-width: 0; }

.content-section, .season-block, .school-opening, .school-principles, .roadmap-section, .learning-cycle, .school-team, .icf-status, .school-fit, .mentor-call { padding-block: clamp(78px,10vw,130px); }
.center-heading { max-width: 780px; margin: 0 auto 52px; text-align: center; }
.center-heading h2, .narrow-copy h2 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: clamp(1.8rem,3.3vw,3.1rem); line-height: 1.42; }
.center-heading > p:last-child, .narrow-copy > p:last-child { max-width: 64ch; margin: 20px auto 0; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 2; }
.narrow-copy { max-width: 850px; text-align: center; }

.archive-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 26px; align-items: stretch; direction: rtl; }
.archive-grid--landscape { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
.archive-card { min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; display: flex; flex-direction: column; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 26px; background: var(--paper); box-shadow: 0 15px 46px rgba(91,60,60,.07); direction: rtl; }
.archive-card--row-lead { grid-column: 1 / -1; width: calc((100% - 26px) / 2); justify-self: start; }
.archive-card__image { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; overflow: hidden; background: #eadfd8; }
.archive-card--landscape .archive-card__image { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
.archive-card__image img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; transition: transform .35s ease; }
.season-block--event-crop .archive-card__image { aspect-ratio: 1000 / 1200; }
.archive-card:hover .archive-card__image img { transform: scale(1.025); }
.archive-card__body { display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 1; padding: 24px; }
.archive-card__meta { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; color: var(--rosy-dark); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 650; }
.archive-card h3 { margin: 16px 0 10px; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.65; }
.archive-card__body > p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .86rem; line-height: 1.9; }
.archive-card__note { margin-top: auto !important; padding-top: 18px; color: var(--rosy-dark) !important; }
.archive-card__links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 9px; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 22px; }
.archive-card__links a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; min-height: 38px; padding: 0 15px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 999px; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: .79rem; font-weight: 650; transition: .18s ease; }
.archive-card__links a:hover { border-color: var(--rosy-dark); background: var(--rosy-dark); color: white; }
.podcast-card-anchor { min-width: 0; scroll-margin-top: 112px; }
.podcast-card-anchor > .archive-card { height: 100%; }
.podcast-card-anchor:focus { outline: 3px solid var(--rosy-dark); outline-offset: 6px; border-radius: 26px; }

.page-closing { padding-block: 72px; background: var(--charcoal-dark); color: white; text-align: center; }
.page-closing p { max-width: 65ch; margin: 0 auto 26px; font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.9; }

.season-list .season-block:nth-child(odd) { background: #f2e8e2; }
.season-intro { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(310px,.52fr); gap: clamp(32px,6vw,80px); align-items: center; margin-bottom: 52px; }
.season-intro > div:first-child { max-width: 680px; }
.season-intro h2 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: clamp(1.8rem,3.3vw,3rem); line-height: 1.4; }
.season-intro > div > p:last-child { color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 2; }
.season-intro figure { margin: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); background: var(--paper); }
.season-intro figure img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; object-fit: contain; }
.season-current { padding: 34px; border: 1px dashed rgba(145,86,99,.45); border-radius: 24px; background: rgba(255,250,246,.72); text-align: center; }
.season-current span { display: block; color: var(--rosy-dark); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 700; }
.season-current strong { display: block; margin-top: 8px; color: var(--charcoal-dark); }
.season-current p { margin: 12px 0 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .85rem; line-height: 1.8; }

.mentor-method { background: var(--bone-soft); }
.mentor-call { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--charcoal-dark); color: white; }
.mentor-call::after { content: ""; position: absolute; width: 360px; height: 360px; right: 6%; bottom: -165px; background: white; opacity: .035; -webkit-mask: url("../brand/uprime-mark.png") center/contain no-repeat; mask: url("../brand/uprime-mark.png") center/contain no-repeat; pointer-events: none; }
.mentor-call__layout { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.12fr); gap: clamp(36px,7vw,90px); align-items: center; }
.mentor-call__copy { text-align: center; }
.mentor-call .eyebrow { color: #e7c2c3; }
.mentor-call h2 { margin: 0; color: white; font-size: clamp(1.75rem,2.65vw,2.55rem); line-height: 1.55; }
.mentor-call h2 span { display: block; }
.mentor-call p { max-width: 46ch; margin: 22px auto 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); line-height: 2; }
.channel-options--three { grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr) !important; }

.school-hero { min-height: 710px; }
.school-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem,3.65vw,3.6rem); line-height: 1.42; }
.school-hero__portrait { position: relative; height: 650px; }
.school-hero__portrait > img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center bottom; }
.school-hero__person { position: absolute; left: 3%; right: 18%; bottom: 30px; padding: 16px 22px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.58); border-radius: 18px; background: rgba(255,250,246,.88); backdrop-filter: blur(13px); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.school-hero__person span { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-weight: 750; }
.school-hero__person img { width: 2.15em; height: 2.15em; object-fit: contain; }
.school-hero__person small { display: block; margin-top: 3px; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.school-opening { background: var(--paper); }
.principle-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr); gap: 18px; }
.principle-grid article { min-height: 255px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 24px; background: var(--paper); text-align: center; }
.principle-grid h3 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: 1.15rem; }
.principle-grid p { margin: 14px 0 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .88rem; line-height: 1.9; }
.roadmap-section { background: #eadfd8; }

.school-roadmap { position: relative; min-height: 850px; padding-top: 30px; direction: ltr; }
.school-roadmap__path { position: absolute; inset: 30px auto auto 0; width: 100%; height: 620px; overflow: visible; }
.school-roadmap__path path { fill: none; stroke: var(--rosy-dark); stroke-width: 3; stroke-linecap: round; opacity: .58; }
.school-roadmap__path marker path { fill: var(--rosy-dark); stroke: none; }
.school-roadmap__start { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 7%; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-weight: 750; direction: rtl; }
.school-roadmap__nodes { position: relative; height: 610px; }
.roadmap-node { position: absolute; left: var(--node-x); top: var(--node-y); width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; border: 0; background: transparent; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-family: inherit; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; direction: rtl; }
.roadmap-node__dot { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; width: 18px; height: 18px; border: 4px solid #eadfd8; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--rosy-dark); box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--rosy-dark); transform: translate(-50%,-50%); transition: .2s ease; }
.roadmap-node__label { position: absolute; width: 190px; display: grid; gap: 5px; }
.roadmap-node strong { font-size: .88rem; }.roadmap-node small { color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .68rem; line-height: 1.6; }
.roadmap-node.is-active .roadmap-node__label strong { color: var(--rosy-dark); }
.roadmap-node--inside-right .roadmap-node__label { left: 30px; top: -32px; text-align: left; }
.roadmap-node--inside-left .roadmap-node__label { right: 30px; top: -32px; text-align: right; }
.roadmap-node--curve-right .roadmap-node__label { left: 30px; bottom: 28px; text-align: left; }
.roadmap-node--curve-left .roadmap-node__label { right: 30px; bottom: 28px; text-align: right; }
.roadmap-node--above .roadmap-node__label { left: 50%; bottom: 30px; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.school-roadmap__detail { min-height: 112px; max-width: 670px; margin: -8px auto 0; padding: 22px 30px; border-radius: 20px; background: var(--paper); text-align: center; direction: rtl; box-shadow: 0 12px 35px rgba(91,60,60,.08); }
.school-roadmap__detail span { color: var(--rosy-dark); font-weight: 750; }.school-roadmap__detail p { margin: 7px 0 0; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 1.8; }
.school-roadmap__practice { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin-top: 22px; color: var(--ink-soft); direction: rtl; font-size: .79rem; }.school-roadmap__practice strong { color: var(--charcoal-dark); }.school-roadmap__practice i { font-style: normal; color: var(--rosy-dark); }

.learning-cycle { background: var(--charcoal-dark); color: white; }
.learning-cycle__layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .8fr 1.2fr; gap: 70px; align-items: center; }
.learning-cycle h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(1.8rem,3vw,2.8rem); line-height: 1.45; }.learning-cycle p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); line-height: 2; }
.cycle-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5,1fr); gap: 8px; direction: rtl; }
.cycle-list span { min-height: 105px; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 14px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-radius: 50%; text-align: center; font-size: .78rem; }
.school-team { background: var(--paper); }
.school-team__layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(260px,.45fr) minmax(0,1fr); gap: clamp(35px,7vw,95px); align-items: center; max-width: 1000px; }
.school-team__portrait { position: relative; width: min(360px,100%); aspect-ratio: 1; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 50%; background: #eadfd8; }
.school-team__portrait img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 20%; }
.school-team h2 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: clamp(2rem,3.4vw,3.2rem); }.school-team h3 { margin: 6px 0 20px; color: var(--rosy-dark); font-size: 1.05rem; }.school-team p { color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 2; }.school-team__note { padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: .86rem; }
.icf-status { background: #ede2dc; }.icf-status__box { max-width: 880px; margin-inline: auto; padding: 48px; border: 1px solid rgba(145,86,99,.27); border-radius: 28px; background: var(--paper); text-align: center; }.icf-status h2 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: clamp(1.7rem,3vw,2.6rem); }.icf-status__box > p:last-child { margin: 22px auto 0; max-width: 67ch; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 2; }
.school-fit > .shell { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }.school-fit > .shell > div { padding: 38px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 26px; background: var(--paper); }.school-fit h2 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: clamp(1.35rem,2.3vw,2rem); line-height: 1.55; }.school-fit ul { margin: 24px 0 0; padding-right: 22px; color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 2.2; }

/* Mehran Beheshti — editorial profile */
.mehran-page { overflow: clip; background: var(--bone-soft); }
.mehran-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: radial-gradient(circle at 12% 10%,rgba(185,125,128,.24),transparent 30%),linear-gradient(125deg,#ead8d0,#faf4ef); }
.mehran-hero__watermark { position: absolute; width: 620px; height: 620px; left: -150px; bottom: -285px; background: var(--rosy-dark); opacity: .055; -webkit-mask: url("../brand/uprime-mark.png") center/contain no-repeat; mask: url("../brand/uprime-mark.png") center/contain no-repeat; }
.mehran-hero__layout { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.12fr) minmax(320px,.62fr); align-items: end; gap: clamp(42px,7vw,96px); min-height: 720px; padding-top: 88px; }
.mehran-hero__copy { align-self: center; padding-bottom: 78px; }
.mehran-page { font-family: "Estedad Variable", "Vazirmatn", Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; }
.mehran-hero h1 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-family: inherit; font-size: clamp(3rem,6vw,5.45rem); font-weight: 700; font-variation-settings: "wght" 700; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: 0; }
.mehran-hero__role { margin: 13px 0 0; color: var(--rosy-dark); font-size: clamp(1.08rem,2vw,1.42rem); font-weight: 650; }
.mehran-hero__role abbr { text-decoration: none; }
.mehran-hero__lead { max-width: 62ch; margin: 26px 0 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: 1.03rem; line-height: 2.05; }
.mehran-hero__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-top: 32px; }
.mehran-hero__portrait { position: relative; transform: translateY(-40px); width: min(430px,100%); height: 630px; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(145,86,99,.23); border-radius: 180px; background: #d9c9c2; box-shadow: 0 25px 70px rgba(91,60,60,.13); }
.mehran-hero__portrait img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center center; }
.mehran-hero__portrait figcaption { position: absolute; right: 20px; bottom: 52px; left: 20px; padding: 13px 18px; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.58); border-radius: 16px; background: rgba(255,250,246,.88); color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 650; text-align: center; backdrop-filter: blur(12px); }
.mehran-section { padding-block: clamp(84px,10vw,132px); }
.mehran-section h2 { margin: 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: clamp(1.8rem,3.4vw,3.15rem); line-height: 1.5; }
.mehran-section p { color: var(--ink-soft); line-height: 2.05; }
.mehran-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.78fr) minmax(0,1.22fr); gap: clamp(44px,8vw,110px); align-items: start; }
.mehran-path h2 { margin-inline: auto; font-size: clamp(1.8rem,2.45vw,2.3rem); line-height: 1.62; text-align: center; }
.mehran-path h2 > span { display: block; white-space: nowrap; }
.mehran-prose p { margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-align-last: right; }.mehran-prose p + p { margin-top: 22px; }
.mehran-uprime { background: var(--charcoal-dark); color: white; }
.mehran-uprime__layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(240px,.42fr); gap: clamp(46px,8vw,105px); align-items: center; }
.mehran-uprime h2 { color: white; }.mehran-uprime p { max-width: 64ch; color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }
.mehran-uprime .eyebrow { color: #e7c2c3; }
.mehran-uprime__photo { width: min(470px,100%); margin: 0 auto; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(231,194,195,.34); border-radius: 84px 28px 84px 28px; background: #17272f; box-shadow: 0 22px 55px rgba(0,0,0,.22); }
.mehran-uprime__photo-frame { position: relative; height: 285px; overflow: hidden; }
.mehran-uprime__photo img { position: absolute; top: 0; right: auto; left: 0; display: block; width: 165%; max-width: none; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 44%; }.mehran-uprime__photo figcaption { padding: 13px 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); font-size: .76rem; text-align: center; }
.mehran-inline-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px; margin-top: 28px; }
.mehran-inline-links a { min-height: 42px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; padding: 0 16px; border: 1px solid rgba(145,86,99,.36); border-radius: 999px; color: var(--rosy-dark); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 650; }
.mehran-uprime .mehran-inline-links a { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.24); color: white; }
.mehran-inline-links a:hover,.mehran-inline-links a:focus-visible { border-color: var(--rosy); background: var(--rosy-dark); color: white; }
.mehran-teaching { background: var(--paper); }
.mehran-principles { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); gap: 20px; }
.mehran-principles article { min-height: 290px; padding: 34px 30px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 28px; background: var(--bone-soft); }
.mehran-principles article > span { color: var(--rosy); font-size: 2rem; font-weight: 600; }.mehran-principles h3 { margin: 30px 0 0; color: var(--charcoal-dark); font-size: 1.18rem; }.mehran-principles p { margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: .9rem; }
.mehran-evidence > .shell { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.92fr) minmax(330px,1.08fr); gap: clamp(42px,7vw,90px); align-items: center; }
.mehran-evidence__copy > p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 22px 0 0; }.mehran-evidence__origin { padding-top: 18px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: .86rem; }
.mehran-evidence__photo,.mehran-philosophy figure,.mehran-books figure { margin: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 28px; background: #ddcec6; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.mehran-evidence__photo img { display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3/2; object-fit: cover; }
.mehran-evidence figcaption,.mehran-books figcaption { padding: 12px 16px; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .72rem; text-align: center; }
.mehran-evidence__copy > p:not(.eyebrow),.mehran-uprime__layout > div:first-child > p:not(.eyebrow),.mehran-philosophy__layout > div > p:not(.eyebrow),.mehran-books__layout > div > p:not(.eyebrow) { text-align: justify; text-align-last: right; }
.mehran-evidence__video { margin: 0; padding: 9px 9px 0; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(145,86,99,.55); border-bottom-width: 4px; border-radius: 42px 42px 64px 64px; background: rgba(185,125,128,.1); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.brand-video.brand-video--award { width: 100%; max-height: none; aspect-ratio: 16/9; border-radius: 34px 34px 54px 54px; }
.brand-video--award::after { background-image: url("../media/mehran/tech-coach-award-poster.jpg"); background-position: 36% center; }
.brand-video--award video { object-fit: contain; }
.mehran-philosophy { background: #eadfd8; }
.mehran-philosophy__layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(280px,.58fr) minmax(0,1fr); gap: clamp(46px,8vw,105px); align-items: center; }
.mehran-philosophy figure { width: min(430px,100%); height: 540px; }.mehran-philosophy img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 28%; }
.mehran-philosophy p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 22px 0 0; }
.mehran-books { background: var(--paper); }
.mehran-books__layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(360px,.86fr); gap: clamp(46px,8vw,105px); align-items: center; }
.mehran-books p { margin: 22px 0 0; }.mehran-books figure img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.mehran-closing { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding-block: clamp(88px,11vw,140px); background: var(--charcoal-dark); color: white; text-align: center; }
.mehran-closing .eyebrow { color: #e7c2c3; }.mehran-closing blockquote { margin: 0 auto; max-width: 900px; }.mehran-closing blockquote > span { display: block; font-size: clamp(1.55rem,3.6vw,3.2rem); font-weight: 570; line-height: 1.75; }.mehran-closing cite { display: block; margin-top: 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.56); font-size: .8rem; font-style: normal; }.mehran-closing > .shell > p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 60ch; margin: 34px auto 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.7); line-height: 2; }.mehran-closing__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; margin-top: 30px; }.mehran-closing .button--quiet { border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); color: white; }.mehran-social { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 18px; margin-top: 38px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.62); font-size: .78rem; }.mehran-social a:hover,.mehran-social a:focus-visible { color: white; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .archive-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
  .principle-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }
  .school-roadmap { min-height: auto; display: grid; gap: 15px; direction: rtl; }
  .school-roadmap__path, .school-roadmap__start { display: none; }
  .school-roadmap__nodes { height: auto; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); gap: 12px; }
  .roadmap-node { position: relative; left: auto; top: auto; width: auto; height: auto; min-height: 145px; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 18px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 20px; background: rgba(255,250,246,.6); }
  .roadmap-node__dot { position: static; transform: none; }
  .roadmap-node.is-active { border-color: rgba(145,86,99,.42); background: rgba(255,250,246,.86); }
  .roadmap-node__label,
  .roadmap-node--inside-right .roadmap-node__label,
  .roadmap-node--inside-left .roadmap-node__label,
  .roadmap-node--curve-right .roadmap-node__label,
  .roadmap-node--curve-left .roadmap-node__label,
  .roadmap-node--above .roadmap-node__label { position: static; width: auto; transform: none; text-align: center; }
  .school-roadmap__detail { margin-top: 10px; }
  .cycle-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr); }
  .mehran-hero__layout { grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(280px,.64fr); }
  .mehran-split,.mehran-evidence > .shell,.mehran-philosophy__layout,.mehran-books__layout { gap: 42px; }
  .mehran-principles { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }.mehran-principles article { min-height: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .shell { width: min(100% - 30px,1180px); }
  .paths .section-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(1.65rem,7vw,2.2rem); }
  .uprime-story { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
  .brand-video { width: min(330px,100%); max-height: none; }
  .founders__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .founder-card__body { padding-inline: 24px; }
  .inner-hero { min-height: auto; }
  .inner-hero__layout, .inner-hero--visual .inner-hero__layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-block: 78px 62px; }
  .inner-hero--visual .inner-hero__copy { text-align: center; }
  .inner-hero--visual .inner-hero__lead { margin-inline: auto; }
  .inner-hero--visual .inner-hero__actions { justify-content: center; }
  .archive-grid, .archive-grid--landscape { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .archive-card--row-lead { grid-column: auto; width: 100%; }
  .season-intro { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .mentor-call__layout, .learning-cycle__layout, .school-team__layout, .school-fit > .shell { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .inner-hero__visual { width: 100%; }
  .school-hero__portrait { width: min(370px,100%); height: 500px; margin: 28px auto 24px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(145,86,99,.16); border-radius: 30px; background: linear-gradient(155deg,rgba(255,250,246,.82),rgba(224,202,193,.54)); box-shadow: 0 20px 54px rgba(91,60,60,.1); }
  .school-hero__portrait > img { transform: none; transform-origin: center bottom; }
  .school-hero__person { right: 18px; left: 18px; bottom: 18px; padding: 14px 18px; }
  .principle-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .school-roadmap__nodes { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .cycle-list { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); }
  .school-team__portrait { margin-inline: auto; width: min(300px,82vw); }
  .school-team__layout > div:last-child { text-align: center; }
  .icf-status__box { padding: 30px 22px; }
  .channel-options--three { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
  .back-to-top { left: 14px; bottom: 14px; width: 44px; height: 44px; }
  .uprime-story__video { width: min(350px,100%); margin-inline: auto; padding: 7px; border-radius: 36px 36px 78px 78px; }
  .mehran-hero__layout,.mehran-split,.mehran-uprime__layout,.mehran-evidence > .shell,.mehran-philosophy__layout,.mehran-books__layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .mehran-hero__layout { min-height: auto; padding-top: 72px; }.mehran-hero__copy { padding-bottom: 20px; text-align: center; }.mehran-hero__lead { margin-inline: auto; }.mehran-hero__actions { justify-content: center; }.mehran-hero__portrait { width: min(360px,92vw); height: 510px; transform: none; margin-inline: auto; border-radius: 140px; }
  .mehran-split,.mehran-philosophy__layout,.mehran-books__layout { gap: 30px; }.mehran-split > div:first-child,.mehran-uprime__layout > div:first-child,.mehran-evidence__copy,.mehran-philosophy__layout > div,.mehran-books__layout > div { text-align: center; }.mehran-inline-links { justify-content: center; }
  .mehran-path h2 > span { display: inline; white-space: normal; }
  .mehran-evidence__video { order: -1; }.mehran-philosophy figure { width: min(360px,92vw); height: 460px; margin-inline: auto; }.mehran-books figure { order: -1; }.mehran-closing blockquote > span { line-height: 1.9; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .archive-card__image img, .back-to-top, .roadmap-node__dot, .brand-video::after { transition: none; }
}

/* Phase 1 WordPress shell: structural selectors only; page content arrives later. */
.site-nav__list,
.site-footer__menu {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.uprime-route-shell {
  min-height: 40vh;
}

.skip-link:focus {
  position: fixed;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  clip: auto;
  clip-path: none;
  overflow: visible;
  inset-block-start: 0.75rem;
  inset-inline-start: 0.75rem;
  z-index: 1000;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  background: #fffaf6;
  color: #342f31;
}

.screen-reader-text:not(:focus):not(:active) {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  body:not(.home) .site-nav {
    display: none;
  }

  body:not(.home) .site-nav.is-open {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 50;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    background: #fffaf6;
  }

  body:not(.home) .site-nav.is-open .site-nav__list {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

/* Phase 2 QA: keep the complete international-number example readable on phones. */
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .contact-form__row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}


/* Content alignment QA — 2026-09-10 */
.hero__lead,
.path-card p,
.why__lead p,
.media-heading p,
.webinar-journey__intro p,
.season-card--current p,
.testimonial-card p,
.contact__copy p,
.contact-form__privacy,
.about-hero__layout p,
.about-story__copy p,
.about-values__intro p,
.about-school__layout p,
.inner-hero__lead,
.learning-cycle__layout p,
.school-team__layout p,
.school-team__note,
.season-intro > div > p:last-child,
.archive-card__body > p,
.mehran-hero__lead,
.mehran-principles p {
  text-align: justify;
  text-align-last: right;
}


/* Mobile chronological order — newest to oldest; desktop order remains unchanged. */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .archive-grid > .archive-card {
    order: var(--mobile-order, initial);
  }

  .mentor-latest-grid {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column-reverse;
  }
}