Iran's supreme leader criticized for saying there is ‘free speech’ in his country - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Mar 22, 2018

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gives his annual address marking the start of Persian New Year, Mashhad, Iran, March 21, 2018. — Twitter/@khamenei_ir

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A worker assembles a vehicle at a production line of carmaker Iran Khodro, west of Tehran June 20, 2011. Iran Khodro, Iran's biggest car maker which runs what it says is the largest car factory in the Middle East, sees sales rising at home and abroad, despite economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS) - GM1E76K1

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