At Tuesday’s funeral in Tehran of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a key figure in the 1979 Islamic Revolution who later pushed for reconciliation with the West, reformist mourners not only chanted for the release of hunger-striking rights activists held in Iranian jails but also called for an end to their country’s burgeoning alliance with Moscow.
Video clips posted on social media sites showed groups of mourners shouting “Death to Russia” and “The Russian Embassy is a nest of spies” as they passed Moscow’s diplomatic mission in downtown Tehran. It was an indication of their fear that collaboration between Iran and Russia won’t …read more
Source: Voice of America
