Sublime

This was the Valayat-e Faqih (“the rule of the jurist”) that Khomeini had been writing about furtively during his years of exile in Iraq and France. In theory, the Faqih, or Supreme Leader, is the most learned religious authority in the country, whose primary function is to ensure the Islamic quality of the state. Yet through the machinations of

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Unconfirmed reports indicating that Javad Ghaffari, senior IRGC Quds Force commander—known as the “Butcher of Aleppo”—been deployed to Syria. Ghaffari was one of the first IRGC commanders to be deployed to Syria in 2011+. He formerly commanded the IRGC HQ in Aleppo & later became one of the main commanders of the Iranian contingent of IRGC and... See more

#BREAKING: Esmail Qaani, commander of the #IRGC's Quds Force, is under a house arrest, being investigated over his possible cooperation with #Mossad. In-order to show that he is not being investigated, they will send him to residence of dictator Ali #Khamenei tomorrow. He will appear on TV for first time after several days of absence.

🚨 Iran's Gorbachev is here https://t.co/BBJst6KDdT

🧵 THREAD: Ardeshir Zahedi was the former foreign minister of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, & his son-in-law. He also served as Iran's ambassador to the US twice. He was loyal to the Shah until the very end. He passed away in exile in 2021. Here is what he has to say about TODAY'S IRAN https://t.co/kTegaFtMxL