Forty years after Iranians overthrew the U.S.-backed shah, leaders in Tehran face public dissent over a broken promise of the Islamic Revolution: its failure to provide better economic conditions for all. As labor unrest, corruption and the toll of a currency reeling from U.S. sanctions fuel discontent, Iran’s leaders today are worried about fortifying national unity. To rally Iranians behind the state, they employ the same imperialist stance that powered the 1979 revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 10, 2019 13:30 UTC