Fuel to the fire: growing unrest in Iran

The Economist Podcasts

• Episode: Fuel to the fire: growing unrest in Iran
• Website: The Economist Podcasts
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• Duration: 00:20:06
• Published: 2019-11-21 12:00

After petrol subsidies were slashed, protests of surprising ferocity have flared up across the country—and neither the government nor the demonstrators seem to be backing down. The illicit trade in rhinoceros horn threatens the animals’ survival, but scientists have come up with a convincing fake that could collapse the market. And the surprisingly subtle choices to balance meat-eating and environmentalism. 

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