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...with conservative clergy and a majority of parliament and appears to have lost the support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran's closest ally, the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, is slowly but steadily losing ground to a popular...
...only regime change will stop the Iranian nuclear program. That means, at a minimum, the departure of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who has repeatedly blocked efforts by other Iranian leaders to talk to the West.
...turmoil in Iran continues unabated behind the scenes. The authority of both the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is being overtly challenged by religious and secular elites. Given the...
...across the Middle East protested Israel's offensive into Palestinian territories. Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Muslim oil-producing states should halt supplies to countries supporting Israel. "I suggest, only for one...
...of domestic opposition, and in particular its prosecution of Western citizens. Since August the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been staging show trials of some 140 politicians, civil society activists and journalists accused of trying to...
...mandate and the rule of law. Khatami and the parliamentary reformers must nonetheless proceed cautiously. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's constitutionally designated supreme leader, retains control over the military and has the final say in foreign...
...taken to the streets could have been unified, or their resentment assuaged, by a pledge by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for the next election to be free and fair, for government to become more inclusive or for limits to be imposed on President...
...couples. But in Iran, the president has limited powers. All major decisions rest with religious authorities: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his hand-picked group of theocrats, whose control extends to institutions such as the judiciary and security...
...Iran's intentions. If the export takes place by the end of this year the politically beleaguered regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will have demonstrated, at least, that it wants to lower tensions with the West and delay a full confrontation over...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei believes that his government is so deeply penetrated by U.S., Israeli and other intelligence agencies that when he eventually...