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Showing posts with label elite cohesion. Show all posts

Showing posts with label elite cohesion. Show all posts

Jan 10, 2010

Elite Revolutionary Guard's expanding role in Iran may limit U.S. options

Image by Hamed Saber via Flickr By Thomas Erdbrink Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, January 10, 2010; A10 TEHRAN -- A major exp...

Aug 5, 2009

The 20 Most Powerful People in Iran

Power and public discourse in the Islamic Republic are dominated by fewer than two dozen heavyweights, ranging from ayatollahs to entertain...

Jul 22, 2009

Ayatollah Tells Ahmadinejad to Drop Choice for Top Iranian Deputy

By ROBERT F. WORTH BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a sign of persistent fissures within Iran ’s conservative ranks, Iran’s supreme leader ...

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