Iranians on Twitter - A Song With Bayrojé

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It got more than 40 million views in two days only on his Instagram page. You can hear people playing it up loud in their cars and protesters, university students and school children singing it. Considering that young protesters have neither a political leader nor a manifesto, this song in a very simple language echoes their demands. The monstrators largely come from the urban middle class where obsessed with technology and know how to use it to get international attention.

The US and Germany are leading calls to overhaul the World Bank to better address climate change, ships carrying Ukrainian grain are stuck in a Black Sea backlog, and protesters in Iran are moved by a viral song that was inspired by their social media posts. Plus, the FT’s Rana Foroohar tells us about American farmers’ efforts to survive in a post-globalisation world.

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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