Iran confronts its alcohol problem
After years of denying the prevalence of illegal alcohol in Iran, officials are addressing the issue, while continuing to treat drinking as a sin and a crime./ Iranian police dump confiscated beer in Tehran in July 2009. The possession, production and consumption of alcohol is strictly forbidden in the Islamic Republic, which nonetheless says alcoholism is now a major problem in the nation./ — On most days, Mohsen can be found driving around the capital in his old Peugeot with a hired female relative, trying to pass himself off as a father ...
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