Iran: Winter of Discontent?

Iran has been suffering its worst winter weather in almost half a century, with temperatures well below freezing and snow enveloping vast swathes of the country.

The World Today

Published 1 March 2008

Updated 9 November 2020 — 4 minute READ

Professor Ali Ansari

Professor of Iranian History and Founding Director, Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews

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