The bloody mass uprising in Iran has witnessed a new trend. Visuals of Iranian women lighting cigarettes from burning photos of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have become one of the lasting images of the anti-government protests that have rocked the Middle Eastern country for the past two weeks. The trend has become a symbol of defiance in a country known for rigid social restrictions and curbs on women's rights.
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The development comes as protests against the theocratic regime of 86-year-old Khamenei have only swelled in recent days in defiance of a
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