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May 27, 2016

Once Again, Facts Give the Lie to the Myth of Iranian Moderation

Misunderstanding Iran’s political process.

On Tuesday, the Assembly of Experts—the body responsible for choosing who will succeed Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader—named Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati as its new chairman. The selection of the eighty-nine-year-old Jannati, writes Amir Toumaj, is yet further evidence that the nuclear deal, despite the claims of its supporters, is hardly encouraging moderation within the regime:

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May 27, 2016

  1. Once Again, Facts Give the Lie to the Myth of Iranian Moderation

    Misunderstanding Iran’s political process.

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  3. Is a Palestinian-Jordanian Federation Back on the Table?

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