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‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iran's Protests Are About More Than the Economy

A popular protest slogan in Iran signals that the unrest is really about who decides what Iran stands for.

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Jan 12, 2026
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By Kamran Talattof

Kamran Talattof is a professor of Near Eastern studies at the University of Arizona

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