Dr Ali Ansari: University of St Andrews professor of modern history on the ongoing civil unrest in Iran - Matt Heath & Tyler Adams Afternoons

Thousands are taking to the street in protest all over the world as the regime in Iran has sparked civil unrest - and thousands of deaths.

Reports claim an estimated 36,000 lives have been lost under the current Islamic regime.

University of St Andrews professor of modern history, Dr Ali Ansari, joined the Afternoons team to unpack the conflict that got Iran to this point. 

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