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Khamenei Calls Iran 'Mighty Tree' That Cannot Be Uprooted DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES —  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that no one should dare think the Islamic Republic can be uprooted. It was his toughest warning to protesters since Mahsa Amini's death in police custody ignited nationwide unrest now in its fourth week. Demonstrations by people from all walks of life, after the Iranian Kurdish woman's death following her arrest for "inappropriate attire," have evolved into widespread calls for the downfall of Khamenei and "death to the Islamic Republic." The protests constitute one of the boldest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 revolution, even if the unrest does not seem close to toppling the system. Khamenei compared the Islamic Republic to an unshakable tree. "That seedling is a mighty tree now, and no one should dare think they can uproot it," he said in remarks shown on state TV. S...