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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Reuters

Iranian Supreme Leader Promotes Boosting Offensive Military Capabilities

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2016 | World

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday made a statement that the nation is in need of boosting its offensive military capabilities. Khamenei’s remarks raised concerns, especially with Iran’s military power being an extremely sensitive subject with respect to...

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Opinion: The Russians and the Iranian Base

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 25, 2016 | Opinion

The confusion that accompanied the announcement of an agreement under which Iran granted Russia use of a military air base in Hamadan is unworthy of serious discussion. News agencies are preoccupied with the news and some have reported that the Iranian parliament...

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Opinion: Iran Needs to Bury Khomeini’s Ghost

by Amir Taheri | Aug 19, 2016 | Opinion

More than 17 years after his death, the man who led the mullahs to power in Iran, Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini, is still at the center of the post-revolution debate that has divided Iranians to the point of inciting some to violence against each other. Last week the...

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Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani (L) speaks with Guardian Council Chief Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati during a conference in Tehran, Aug. 14, 2008. (photo by REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi)

Iran: Corruption Scandal Makes Headlines Again, Khamenei Holds Rouhani’s Administration Accountable

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 13, 2016 | World

London- Iran’s Attorney-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri recently exposed details on a judiciary investigation featuring 1,600 top Iranian officials suspected of involvement in rampant corruption scandal. For his part, Iranian Presidential Chief of Staff Mohammad...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei departs after casting his ballot in the parliamentary election in Tehran March 2, 2012. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files

Rouhani Labeled as a Simpleton by Khamenei Representative

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 6, 2016 | World

London- Disputes ran deeper among officials in Iran after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani made clashing stances on the Iran nuclear deal. Khamenei’s Mashhad representative, Ahmed Alm Alhoda, on Friday hinted that Rouhani is short to naïve when...