Women's Revolt in Iran reaches Household of Leader Khamenei, as his Sister denounces "Despotic Caliphate"

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : In the meantime, reports from Iran indicate that the widespread strike continued on Wednesday in cities such as Shiraz, with shopkeepters keeping their establishments shuttered.
39% : Thus, the women's revolt in Iran, which has been led by young women and has involved the burning of their veils, has now reached the household of the "August Leader" himself.
38% : She noted that she, like many mothers in Iran today, has lost her daughter to the Iranian prison system because of her protests against the government:Her description of her brother's rule as a "despotic caliphate" (khelafat-e mostabeddaneh) is meant to deny him the status of clerical Leader of a Shiite state.
37% : He returned to Iran in 1995 and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
31% : The term "caliphate" has also recently been dragged through the mud by the ISIL or Daesh terrorist group, which has set off bombs in Iran.
25% : In a November video, she called on the United Nations to sanction Iran's government for what she called its brazen and horrific crimes.

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