In power for 36 years, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has governed through a rigid adherence to a theological ideology and an absolute rejection of political reform.
The death toll since the unrest began has risen to 42, according to the US-based Human Rights News Agency. BBC said it had independently confirmed at least 21 of the fatalities.
At least 65 people have been reportedly killed, including children. There have also been reports of live ammunition and pellet guns being used against protesters.
Israel has wanted to see the current government of Iran fall for some time, as have many government officials in the US. But what would things look like if the government did topple?
Khamenei was commenting on a decision by International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence chief and Hamas leader Ibrahim Al-Masri.
The protests in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini have morphed into anti-government demonstrations with calls to end the Islamic Republic and remove Ali Khamenei from power.
DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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