With about one in five Iranians now backing the government, Tehran relies on deeply loyal supporters who often enforce hard-line rules
WSJ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down the history and symbolism behind three key themes that have emerged from the recent protests in Iran. Photo composite: Noah Friedmanfighting Iranian protesters
last month, the military broadcast footage of his body, with a cleric holding up the dead man’s right hand—rough from years as a farmer. “Show us your palms,” the cleric shouted, addressing protest supporters. “You, who claim to free our people, are your palms covered in calluses, too?”
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