Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,

Hardline Guards make early gains in restricted Iran election

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Iran’s rulers, under intense US pressure over the country’s nuclear program, need a high turnout to boost their legitimacy, damaged after nationwide protests in November. FEBRUARY 22, 2020 12:48 DUBAI – Candidates affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards looked on course to win a parliamentary majority on Saturday, reportedly leading in the race in Tehran and […]

Diplomacy Alone Won’t End the Iranian Threat

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Seth J. FrantzmanFebruary 12, 2020 10:34 AM Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran. January 17, 2020. (Official Khamenei website/Handout via Reuters) A regime such as the Islamic Republic’s must be countered with a more-holistic approach. Supporters of the Obama administration’s Iran deal have tended to argue that “diplomacy” is the only answer […]