Iranian Regime Sees Slum Dwellers As Major Threat

Cyrus Yaqubi
Cyrus Yaqubi

Research Analyst and Iranian Foreign Affairs Commentator

Slums growing next to Tehran neighborhoods. FILE PHOTO
Slums growing next to Tehran neighborhoods. FILE PHOTO

Expanding shantytowns and slums around Iran's large cities have become a serious security problem for the Islamic Republic as unrest has grown in recent years.