Javed Rahman News Today

Iranian activists have warned that the government could use a visit to Iran by a special UN rapporteur for propaganda purposes. The UN rapporteur, Alena Douhan, has also faced controversy in the past over her visits to autocratic countries.

Despite their total control of power, Iran’s political hard-liners appear to be gripped by infighting. The controversy over the reported shopping trip by the family of Iran’s parliament speaker has helped expose those divisions.