ID | 182250 |
Title Proper | Iran’s War Within |
Other Title Information | Ebrahim Raisi and the Triumph of the Hard-Liners |
Language | ENG |
Author | Tabaar, Mohammad Ayatollahi |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Islamic Republic of Iran is a state divided against itself. Since its inception in 1979, it has been de¼ned by tension between the president, who heads its elected government, and the supreme leader, who leads the parallel state institutions that embody modern Iran’s revolutionary Islamist ideals. The current supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, served as president from 1981 to 1989. During his tenure as president, he clashed over matters of policy, personnel, and ideology with the supreme leader at the time, Ruhollah Khomeini, the charismatic cleric who had spearheaded the Iranian Revolution. After Khomeini died, in 1989, Khamenei was appointed supreme leader and went on to do battle with a long line of presidents more moderate than himself. |
`In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 100, No.5; Sep-Oct 2021: p.155-178 |
Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 100 No 5 |
Key Words | U.S. Sanctions ; Iran’s War Within ; Ebrahim Raisi |