Donald Heflin, a veteran diplomat who now teaches at Tufts University, says the regime is too strong to be brought down by an unarmed population.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of students left Senegal’s top public university Tuesday after authorities closed campus housing following a student’s death during protests over unpaid financial aid.

Khamenei’s rule, spanning more than three decades, was defined by strict domestic control, suppression of dissent, and ...