Ali Khamenei has been Iran's supreme leader since 1989 when Ayatollah Khamenei died. People today aren't just calling for him to leave office, they're calling for his death. He tries to run the system in a consensus-based sort of chairman-like leadership position. The government sees the not-so-hidden hand of the international community and very rarely takes responsibility for policy failures or their own action or inaction.
The 22-year-old Iranian died in police custody after being arrested for wearing her hijab improperly. Her death has sparked a protest movement calling for the end of a regime that has for decades ruled Iran with an iron fist.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Jillian Weinberger, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Amanda Lewellyn and Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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