Will This Conservative Rattle Iranian Politics?

If Nategh-Nuri opts for this approach, the game for the Assembly of Experts would radically change as there would likely be a surge in the number of important moderate figures who would be seeking to enter this important clerical body. So far, Rafsanjani has stated his candidacy, while there is a high possibility of Rouhani and Seyed Hassan Khomeini nominating themselves, too. In the words of Kanani Moghaddam, the conservative political analyst, “I think Nategh-Nuri will be an important pillar of the ‘moderation’ camp.”