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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Mojtaba Khamenei – Involved In
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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New state TV chief might ensure influence of Khamenei’s son
Iranian media have been speculating about the imminent appointment of the Iranian state television’s new chief since May 2021 when the five-year term of the organization’s current chief Abdol ...
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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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Iran has rigged its election to favour Ebrahim Raisi
It is probably a bad sign when one of the few memorable moments in a presidential debate is an admission that the ballot is rigged. The candidates in Iran’s ...
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