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Asharq Al-Awsat
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HISTORICAL FACTS: Iranian vice president rules out referendum amid ongoing protests | History Defined

A banner of the Iranian national football team, on the eve of its match with the United States at the FIFA World Cup, is set on fire on a highway in central Tehran. (Twitter)

The Iranian government has rejected demands for a referendum to change the system of the Islamic Republic regime and the freedom to wear the veil, as the protests continued over the death of Mahsa Amini.

In a press conference in Tehran on Monday, Mohammad Dehghan, Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs, touched on the protesters’ calls to amend the law on the veil and to hold a referendum on the regime.

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