Khamenei's long rule left Iran bitterly divided
The funeral for Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was designed to showcase unity in a country that is bitterly split over his decades-long rule. Supporters have thronged the streets for a leader they view as a martyr who defied the West and Israe…
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The funeral for Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was designed to showcase unity in a country that is bitterly split over his decades-long rule. Supporters have thronged the streets for a leader they view as a martyr who defied the West and Israe…
CAIRO (AP) He is the grandson of an influential Shiite cleric, born in Qom the heart of religious studies in Iran and raised in a traditional family that embraced the theocracy. But by his late 20s, …
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