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6 Army of the Guardians’ Leaders Reported Killed in 48 hours in Aleppo

by Adil Alsalmi | Feb 6, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

London- Iranian media reported the death of 6 leaders of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution in Aleppo, Syria. The death toll figures on troops and officers piled up to 24, during a 48-hours window. The Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei considered...

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Opinion: The Ayatollah Looks East and Finds a Void

by Amir Taheri | Feb 5, 2016 | Opinion

Foreign officials dealing with Iran since the mullahs seized power have often wondered who is really in charge in Tehran. Chris Patten, a British politician who served as the European Union’s foreign policy point-man, once observed that Iranian officials he dealt with...

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The grandson of Khomeini and candidate for the assembly of experts elections, Hassan Khomeini, among a group of his supporters (AP)

Proposed “Collective Succession” to Khamenei Angers the Army

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 19, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East

The leadership of the Iranian army yesterday broke its silence regarding the proposal made by the former president of the Republic and an influential member of the assembly of experts Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani last week regarding the necessity to select a collective...

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Iran Announces that it is Examining Candidates to Succeed Khamenei in a Rare Move

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 14, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East

In a rare move considered to be breaking one of the taboos in Iran, the country’s former president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani announced that the Iranian assembly is considering potential candidates for the position of the Supreme Leader of the Republic. Since the...

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Opinion: Khamenei and an Offer That Can be Refused

by Amir Taheri | Dec 2, 2015 | Opinion

For the past week the Islamic Republic’s propaganda machine has been in full gear promoting an “Open Letter” written by the “Supreme Guide” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed to “The Youth of America and Europe.” With this epistolary exercise, the ayatollah hopes to...