Ebrahim Raisi’s election as Iran’s eighth president since the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Shah in 1979 opens a new chapter in the Islamic Republic’s politics. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei earnestly works toward strengthening the political system’s foundations and institutionalizing the supreme leader’s office. He thinks the U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East and the […]
Iran’s Conservatives Tighten Their Grip on Power
In the twilight of his reign, the supreme leader is done accommodating reformists.
