Masoud Pezeshkian’s election to Iran’s presidency remains a sideshow to the true contest for power in the Islamic Republic. Who will succeed to the leadership of the regime upon ...
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Disqualified Presidential Candidates in Iran Lodge Protests
Three presidential candidates in Iran, who were barred from running, have issued statements criticizing the 12-member unelected Guardian Council, which operates under the influence of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
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Iranian media shows hostility to UK in wake of Queen Elizabeth’s death
For many reasons, it is natural to see significant attention paid to the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth at both the official and popular levels, not only in the ...
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95-Year-Old Cleric, Jannati, reinstated as head of powerful Guardian Council
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has reappointed Ahmad Jannati, 95, to another six-year term as the head of the Guardian Council.
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Who is Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, Iran’s new secretary of the expediency council?
Mohsen Rezaei has resigned as Secretary of the Expediency Council after more than two decades of membership in the body. As the reason for his resignation, he stated that ...
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Was Mojtaba Khamenei behind Raeesi’s win?
Plenty of observers have hailed the incoming presidency of Ebrahim Raeesi as an early prelude to his leadership of the Islamic Republic. Others, though, read it the opposite way: ...
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