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Opinion Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during Friday prayers in Tehran September 14, 2007. Photo: REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File Photo When Ali Khamenei was appointed Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, he knew he lacked Khomeini’s charisma. He needed the power of the military to subdue his rivals and consolidate his position, and accordingly pulled the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) closer to himself. At the same time, newly elected president Hashemi Rafsanjani, ...

The Khatam al-Anbiya company and the future of the IRGC empire The Khatam al-Anbiya company and the future of the IRGC empire The West assumes that if the Islamist regime of Iran is granted some leeway, it will stop its aggression. The IRGC’s push for absolute power in Iran and belligerent empire-building across the Middle East suggest otherwise. (May 3, 2021 / Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies) When Ali Khamenei was appointed Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, he knew he lacked K...