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Iran says students have right to protest but must know ‘red lines’
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Students seen holding up the banned flag of the shah of Iran at protests on campuses against the regime on February 22, 2026. (Screencapture/X)
University students have the right to protest but everyone must “understand the red lines,” the Iranian government’s spokeswoman says in the first official reaction to renewed protests on campuses since the weekend.
“Sanctities and the flag are two examples of these red lines that we must protect and not cross or deviate from, even at the height of anger,” Fatemeh Mohajerani says.
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