Bozorgmehr Sharafedin — In jab at rivals, Rouhani says Iran protests about more than economy

In a swipe at his hardline rivals, President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday young Iranian protesters were unhappy about far more than just the economy and they would no longer defer to the views and lifestyle of an aging revolutionary elite....

Iran is already a lot more liberal than Wahabi-Salafist states like Saudi Arabia. It is also democratic, where as the others are hereditary monarchies.

What makes Islamic countries Islamic states is that they recognize Islamic law. Iran is hardly unique in that and it's interpretation of Islamic law is more liberal than Wahabi states like Saudi Arabia.

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In jab at rivals, Rouhani says Iran protests about more than economy
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

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