Iran protests: why the unrest is spreading

At least 22 people are reported dead and hundreds have been arrested in the biggest challenge to the regime in years

An Iranian women protests at Tehran's main university
An Iranian women protests at Tehran's main university
(Image credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran’s clerical and political leaders are facing the biggest challenge to their authority in almost a decade, after a fifth day of street protests.

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