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Economic protests rock Iran

At least one person has been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces in Iran, where nationwide protests over the country’s economic distress have gone on for six days. The protests were sparked by rising prices and the collapse of Iran’s currency, the rial.

Vali Nasr, Johns Hopkins professor of Middle East studies and international affairs, joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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