A.M. Edition for Sept. 22. Despite a government crackdown, protesters in Iran took to the streets for a fifth straight day on Wednesday following the death last week of a 22-year-old woman who was detained for allegedly violating Iran’s strict Islamic dress code. WSJ senior Middle East reporter Benoit Faucon says the demonstrations have galvanized a large secular population to challenge the ultraconservative government of President Ebrahim Raisi. Luke Vargas hosts.
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