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Price protests turn political in Iran as rallies spread
Reuters ^ | 5/15/22 | Reuters

Posted on 05/20/2022 7:22:43 PM PDT by freedom44

Now protesters have expanded their demands, calling for more political freedom, an end to the Islamic Republic and the downfall of its leaders, according to witnesses and social media posts.

Videos posted online showed demonstrators burned images of Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and called for the return of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the toppled Shah of Iran.

Footage on Twitter showed protests in dozens of provinces such as Ardabil, Khuzestan, Lorestan and Razavi Khorasan. Some state-affiliated media, meanwhile, said calm had been restored in the country.

However, Protests continued on early Sunday in at least 40 cities and towns across Iran, including in the town of Quchan near the Turkmen border, the northern city of Rasht and the western city of Hamedan, according to videos posted on social media.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; deathtothemullahs; iran; iraq; lebanon; pakistan; protests; syria; yemen

1 posted on 05/20/2022 7:22:43 PM PDT by freedom44
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To: freedom44

Taxpaying Americans need to do that here.


2 posted on 05/20/2022 7:28:27 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Trump = The best President since Washington. )
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To: freedom44

Bkmk


3 posted on 05/20/2022 7:36:55 PM PDT by sauropod ("We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they are elected. Don’t you?" Why? "It saves time.”)
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To: freedom44

Idiots!

Second time they’ve done this, both times with a Demin the White House; result will be the same.


4 posted on 05/21/2022 12:17:25 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!)
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