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Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
Forty-three years have passed since the tumult of the revolution, and a utopia based on religious ideology whose ideals, according to their leaders and supporters, were in opposition to liberalism has failed. Forty-one years have passed since the tumult of the revolution, and a utopia based on religious ideology whose ideals, according to its leaders and supporters, were in opposition to liberalism has failed. However, the Supreme Leader in his latest speech on his republican record has claimed that he has achieved great successes in various levels of knowledge and technology, reducing class distances and absolute poverty, raising relative public satisfaction, and also increasing Iran's authority over the pre-Islamic revolution. But on the other hand, recent events in Iran indicate something else, while the Islamic Republic system is trying to convey to the world a picture other than what is happening in the country, including the civil confrontation of the people with Islamic law, the November and January protest against the poor performance of the system, the election boycott campaign to show public discontent and the fragile economy and widespread poverty, such as the funeral of the Quds Force commander, government ceremonies, and so on.