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Source: http://jcpa.org/irans-regime-faces-widespread-economic-and-political-unrest/
Iran's Regime Faces Widespread Economic and Political Unrest
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Lt. Col. (ret.) Michael Segall - The Iranian media has dealt with the economic crisis in depth. Much criticism was directed at President Rouhani who, "to the surprise of the public," chose to spend his vacation at the luxury Tochal mountain resort in north Tehran in the middle of an economic crisis. The protest of the bazaar traders follows those of truck drivers, teachers, laborers, and protests about pollution and the lack of water.