Anger and vengeance in Iran as country buries its longest-serving leader
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Key context: <p>For just the second time in the nearly 50-year history of the Islamic Republic, the country has buried a supreme leader. Ali Khamenei ruled Iran – as a spiritual leader and an iron-fisted autocrat – for nearly four decades. For many in Iran, he’s the only leader they have known. Then, as the frenzied funeral …</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com/anger-and-vengeance-in-iran-as-country-buries-its-longest-serving-leader/">Anger and vengeance in Iran as country buries its longest-serving leader</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.egyptindependent.com">Egypt Independent</a>.</p> This development from egyptindependent.com highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
For just the second time in the nearly 50-year history of the Islamic Republic, the country has buried a supreme leader. Ali Khamenei ruled Iran – as a spiritual leader and an iron-fisted autocrat – for nearly four decades. For many in Iran, he’s the only leader they have known. Then, as the frenzied funeral … The post Anger and vengeance in Iran as country buries its longest-serving leader appeared first on Egypt Independent.
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