Iran’s Protests Morph Into Quieter Rebellion

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🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Feb. 7. Massive protests erupted in Iran last year, following the death of Mahsa Amini. After a crackdown, larger demonstrations have abated. But there are still signs of dissent. WSJ foreign correspondent Sune Rasmussen joins host Annmarie Fertoli to discuss. Plus, what to watch for in President Biden’s State of the Union address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Factors such as government support and diverse talent pools are crucial to attracting investment
0:05.4	and new business opportunities in the Emirate.
0:07.6	But core to what keeps people in Abu Dhabi is how easily they are able to create a new
0:12.0	home, both professionally and personally.
0:20.6	Rescuers continue the search for survivors after powerful earthquakes in Syria and Turkey.
0:26.6	And in Iran, large protests have subsided, but there are quieter forms of dissent.
0:31.8	Even though the protests now have largely tapered off, they have already brought change in
0:37.6	Iran.
0:38.6	A lot of women, thousands of women now walk the streets every day without a headscarf on.
0:43.8	That was unthinkable only a year ago.
0:46.8	Plus, what to watch for in President Biden's State of the Union address tonight.
0:51.2	It's Tuesday, February 7.
0:52.8	I'm Amary for Tolley for the Wall Street Journal.
0:55.3	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that moved
0:59.6	the world today.
1:09.8	The death toll from two earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has risen to more than 7,000
1:15.0	as rescuers continue to dig through the rubble.
1:17.9	Officials fear that number will continue to rise, and Turkey's president has declared
1:21.6	a three-month state of emergency.
1:24.0	Our Middle East correspondent Jared Mauson is covering this story.
1:27.4	He sent this report from the city of Berlin and southern Turkey near the Syrian border
1:31.4	earlier today.
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