Up to one-fifth of Iranians still support hardline rulers despite war

NPR | By Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Published November 7, 2026 at 5:40 AM MST

Up to a fifth of Iran's population may still be supporters of Iran's hardline rulers, despite the pain of the Israeli-American war.

Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Hadeel Al-Shalchi is NPR’s International Correspondent based in Istanbul.

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