Trump dashed dreams of reform in Iran. The country's new hardline president is living proof

It should have been a spring day most Iranians could look forward to. The trees that lined Tehran's boulevards glistened in the sun as a gentle breeze wafted through the city. But on May 8, 2018, the capital's residents braced themselves for a terrible reversal of fortunes.

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