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ANALYSIS: How Iran’s regime enters its 40th year as an Islamic Republic

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ANALYSIS: How Iran’s regime enters its 40th year as an Islamic Republic Iranian women walk past a poster of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during the anniversary ceremony of Iran's Islamic Revolution in Behesht Zahra cemetery, south of Tehran, February 1, 2016. (Reuters) Heshmat Alavi, Special to Al Arabiya English Monday, 12 February 2018 Text size  A   A   A February 11 marked the beginning of the 40th year Iran's clerics are ruling over what they describe as an "Islamic Republic." The fact that this regime is facing a whirlwind of domestic and foreign crises goes beyond doubt. While Tehran's state media boasts massive support among the populace, remarks heard recently from Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei portray a canvas of impasse, a weak entity and the road ahead being uphill, to say the least. In response to increasing unrest across the country protesting political and economic corruption, Khamenei...