Video of protester defying police in Iran goes viral

PARIS – A video of a protester sitting in the street and facing down police on motorbikes during demonstrations that erupted in Tehran in recent days has gone viral on social media, with some observers calling it Iran’s “Tiananmen moment”. Protesters including shopkeepers and university students have been rallying against economic hardship in Iran since Dec 28. The viral footage showed a person sitting cross-legged on the road with their head bowed before more than 20 police officers on motorbikes, wearing helmets and dressed all in black. Behind the protester, a crowd ran to escape clouds of tear gas, the…