TEHRAN INSIDER

The kids are alright: they can't tell Khamenei from Khomenei

Tehran Insider
Tehran Insider

Firsthand reports from contributors inside Iran

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei waving to supporters, with a framed picture of his predecessor Ruhollah Khomeini behind him
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei waving to supporters, with a framed picture of his predecessor Ruhollah Khomeini behind him

Last week I took my teenage niece to a concert at Tehran’s iconic Vahdat Hall, where two large portraits hang high on stage walls, watching over the audience. “What’s the Islamic Republic doing here,” my niece joked.