Did sanctions shape the Iranian election?
Mehdi Khalaji is a senior fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy./ The recent presidential election in Iran proved that the Islamic Republic’s instinct for self-preservation trumps its ideology. , the current representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the Supreme National Security Council and former head nuclear negotiator, , a total surprise for both international observers and domestic critics of the regime. Despite his establishment credentials and his status as a cleric, Rouhani was not regarded as ...
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