
As widespread anti-government protests in Iran have led to thousands of deaths amid economic hardship and political repression, some of the country's wealthy elite have reportedly fled to Turkey. Reporters observed affluent Iranians, believed to benefit from the regime, socializing in nightclubs in Van, near the Iranian border. Sources say these individuals left Iran for safety and spend their wealth abroad, contrasting with the unrest and government crackdown at home.
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