A number of US lawmakers warned the administration of President Joe Biden against lifting sanctions imposed on Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi, in any way, given his involvement in human ...
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Vahid Haghanian – Ali Khamenei’s lackey comes out of obscurity
In the course of the 2021 election season, Iranians once again observed the emergence of Vahid Haghanian, executive deputy of the Supreme Leader’s office, from the fringes to center ...
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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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Statement by Khamenei aide fuels speculation about his role in Iran vote
Vahid Haghanian, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s chief personal aide, in a rare public statement thanked President-elect Ebrahim Raisi’s (Raeesi) competitors Saturday for ensuring “a real and competitive” June 18 ...
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Military candidates in Iran elections raise worry of further IRGC control
A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible further militarization of the Islamic Republic’s politics.
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Treatment of Afkari Brothers Amounts to Torture
Vahid and Habib Afkari were transferred to solitary confinement days prior to the execution of their brother Navid Afkari in September 2020, and have since been denied telephone contact ...
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