Khamenei ‘rat’ taunt spills from social media onto Iran’s campuses
A stuffed rat hung by protesting students at Tehran’s Sharif University and removed by a Basij-affiliated student signaled that supporters of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have effectively acknowledged and amplified a mocking nickname that chips away at his authority.
A stuffed rat hung by protesting students at Tehran’s Sharif University and removed by a Basij-affiliated student signaled that supporters of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have effectively acknowledged and amplified a mocking nickname that chips away at his authority.
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