Iranians say they have little faith their votes in Friday’s presidential election will improve their lives, and many are planning to sit it out.
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Iranian Protesters Attack Khomeini’s Childhood Home as Unrest Spreads
The house where the Islamic revolution’s founder grew up was set on fire during a fresh surge of anger over the government’s killing of children, including three in the city of Izeh.
How Much Power Will Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s New President, Have?
Iran’s government is neither the democracy it claims nor the monolithic theocracy portrayed by critics. The new president, inaugurated Thursday, has real powers but is subservient to an “ultimate authority.”
For Iran, a Grand Occasion to Bash the U.S.
While celebrating 40 years of revolution, Iran’s president decried “a psychological and economical war, waged by cruel enemies,” namely President Trump.
Iran Dispatch: The Iran Revolution at 40: From Theocracy to ‘Normality’
The country has changed enormously, as a growing middle class has quietly and successfully rebelled against the rigid ideology of the early years of the revolution.