During the presidency of Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005), Iranians who subscribed to the “reformist” camp referred to their political opponents, ie the country’s principalists, hardliners and conservatives, as “English”. The ...
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Mojtaba Khamenei – Involved In
Rumors swirl around Iranian Supreme Leader’s Successor
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains why they matter.
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Mousavi exposes how Iran regime’s legitimacy has been undermined
In a letter published this month by Kalema, a website close to Iranian reformists, the leader of Iran’s Green Movement, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, raised two critical questions that have preoccupied ...
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Dissident figure warns of Khamenei’s son succeeding his father
Iranian dissident figure Mir Hossein Mousavi has warned the nation over the introduction of hereditary leadership, referring to current ruler Ali Khamenei’s son.
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Trends in IRGC’s appointments and centers of influence
The Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reportedly cleaning house after a series of intelligence failures, including the IRGC officers who have been assassinated in Iran, or died under ...
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Khamenei’s attempts to have his son named as successor
As a rule of thumb, all dictators are worried at the end of their rule about the future and who will grip power after them. Their attempts are geared ...
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