Iran’s supreme leader on Monday called still-unexplained cases of sickness among Iranian girls “an unforgivable crime,” after more than 1,000 girls recently fell ill in schools across Iran. The incidents occurred as the regime cracked down on national protests and as Iran accelerated its nuclear program. Behnam Ben Taleblu, of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.
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