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Haideh Moghissi on Iran’s political patriarchy, power structure

Here is what you need to know about Iran's political system and why Iranian youth want it gone.

Iranian sociologist Dr. Haideh Moghissi talks to Middle East Eye about the excessive powers in the hands of Iran's Supreme Leader and what makes the current anti-government protests different to the ones in 1979.
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