Svenska Epoch TimesFires blazed in the dusk, slogans bounced between the buildings and the old Iranian flag was visible in the crowd as demonstrators gathered outside the Iranian embassy in Stockholm on Tuesday. Chaharshanbeh Suri, the Persian fire festival, became something more than a tradition this year. It became a political symbol. The background is dramatic. Ali Larijani, one of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s closest men, has now been confirmed dead. Among the participants, it is interpreted as a sign that the cracks within the regime are becoming increasingly clear. One of the most prominent voices on site was Louise Hammargren, chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Youth Union (KDU). In her speech, she addressed young Iranians directly. – You who have grown up in a country where freedom has been stolen by a terrorist state. You have been deprived of more than anyone will ever be able to understand.
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