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- A Setback for Iran's Opposition - February 13, 2010
- A few hours after the official demonstration marking the February 11 anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stated, "Was the presence...
- Khamenei and the Politics of Indecision - February 10, 2010
- February 11, the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, is the most important official holiday in Iran. The public faces of the opposition Green Movement, Mir...
- The Iranian Republic of Fear - Japan Times - January 21, 2010
- Iran's clerical regime governs by a simple formula: He who is the most frightening wins. "Victory by terrifying" is a trope that is present in many of Supreme Leader...
- Why My Father the Ayatollah Is in Jail - Foreign Policy - January 20, 2010
- In the very cold winter of 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, returned to Qom, the spiritual capital of the Shiite world,...
- Islam vs. Iran's 'Islamic Republic' - December 19, 2009
- A new opportunity is now emerging for the "Green Movement" in Iran to demonstrate opposition to the Islamic Republic and the manipulated presidential election results...
- Who's Running Iran's Green Revolution? - Foreign Policy - November 5, 2009
- Nearly six months after the demonstrations that followed June's disputed presidential election, Iran's pro-democracy "green movement" is as strong as ever. Rallies took...
- Militarization of the Iranian Judiciary - August 15, 2009
- Widespread reports suggest that Sadeq Larijani, a young and inexperienced cleric with close ties to Iran's military and intelligence agencies, will officially replace...
- Iran's Clerical Establishment Still Supports Khamenei - July 8, 2009
- While a handful of marginal clerics and religious groups dispute the official result of Iran's recent presidential election, the Shiite clerical establishment as a whole...
- Khamenei's Military Coup - Washington Post - June 15, 2009
- Large-scale manipulation of Friday's presidential election in Iran was to be expected, but few could have predicted that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...
- Iran's Voting Manipulation Industry - June 10, 2009
- Manipulation Mechanisms Voting can be easily manipulated in several ways: Collecting birth certificates. In previous elections, reports have surfaced that the Imam...
- The Real Power in Iran - Washington Institute - June 2, 2009
- Iran’s Muddled Presidential Politics - March 25, 2009
- Who will actually win the vote is unpredictable, but not because Iran is democratic. Ayatollah Khamenei, who is also the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, oversees...
- In Iran, A Futile Quest for Power - The Guardian - March 18, 2009
- The next Iranian president may have room to adjust economic or social policies. But, on big issues, his identity is not importantThe decision of former Iranian president...
- Muslim Brotherhood and Iran - Washington Institute - February 13, 2009
- By Mehdi KhalajiDuring a February trip to Iran, Hamas leader Khaled Mashal praised Iranian leaders for their support during the conflict in the Gaza Strip, a further...
- Iran Says Much, Does Little on Gaza - Washington Institute - January 9, 2009
- By Mehdi KhalajiIranian hardliners are using the Gaza Strip crisis as an opportunity to restate their claim as the true Muslim leaders by denouncing Arab governments as...
- Problem with Engaging Iran's Supreme Leader - November 13, 2008
- BackgroundThe United States has made efforts to reach out to the Islamic Republic's leaders in the past, beginning with Zbigniew Brzezinski's November 1, 1979, meeting...