CNBC- Sep. 23.2022 – Natasha Turak-
- The protests, which have now spread to at least 50 Iranian cities, were triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman who was arrested for allegedly breaking Iran’s strict rules on wearing the hijab
- For the conservative Islamic theocracy of 86 million people, whose rigid laws forbid any dissent, the acts of rebellion present a significant challenge to the state.
- This comes as negotiations with the U.S. on the Iranian nuclear deal stall and inflation in Iran surpasses 50%.
