For the last 45 years, Iran has been under the suffocating grip of a Shia theocracy. Ebrahim Raisi has been a devoted acolyte of its hardline ruler.
As I write these words, videos of fireworks flash across my screen of exultant Iranians celebrating the death Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi is now confirmed dead from Sunday's helicopter crash in the mountainous terrain of northwestern Iran.For the last 45 years, Iran has been under the suffocating grip of a Shia theocracy. Ebrahim Raisi has been a devoted acolyte of the hardline ruler, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, which was formed shortly after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, is responsible for maintaining internal security and keeping a watchful eye over the population.Shortly after the Revolution, the draconian 'hijab' laws were first introduced, mandating that a woman's hair, body shape, arms, legs, and ankles be hidden while in public.
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