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50-year-old Mojtaba is second of Ali Khamenei's four sons, Sadeq Larijani is a firebrand executioner, former chief justice of the Khomeinist regime and Ebrahim Raisi, also a firebrand mullah, favorite of Ali Khamenei and current chief justice.

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Dishonor Amongst Thieves: The Race to Succeed Ali Khamenei Has Begun

November 3, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 96 Views absolute dictator, Ahmadinejad, Al Quds Al Arabi, ally, Arabic newspaper, Assembly of Clerics, Astan Qodz Razavi, billion dollars, candidates, closed doors, committee of clerics, competing, conglomerates, constitution, coterie, Credit Suisse, disenfranchised Iranians, Ebrahim Raisi, eldest son, embezzle, executions, extremely wealthy, factional grouping, foundations, Frozen Assets, Green Movement, Guardian Council, harsh punishment, health problems, hierarchy, highest-ranking, holding companies, human rights abuses, Imam Reza Shrine, imprisonment, infighting, internal regime politics, Iraq, Islamist lawyer, Liechtenstein, living standards, low-level, major figures, Malaysia, Mashhad, Micheloud & Cie, Mojtaba Khamenei, Najaf, powerful organ, Prosecutor, qualifications, Rafsanjani family, replacements, Sadeq Larijani, Shanghai, Shia Islamic clerics, South Africa, special exemption, subservience, Supreme Leader, supreme leadership, Syria, The Assembly of Experts, Torture, UAE, UBS, Venezuela, would-be

Which Machiavellian Intriguer Shall Prevail? By The Free Iranian Staff With the Khomeinist Regime’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, now

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Ayatollah Sistani

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Grand Ayatollah Sistani: “No foreign force should impose their will on the Iraqi people!”

November 1, 2019November 2, 2019 Editor 77 Views Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Ali Khamenei, Bahram Salih, Brian Hook, chanted, conspiracy, creating chaos, domestic-based, exerting influence, foreign forces, fury, Grand Ayatollah Sistani, highest-ranking, ideology, impose, internationally-driven, Iran Action Group, Karbala, lording over, mosque, placards, protestors, Qassem Soleimani, sermon, Shi’a cleric, slogans, Supreme Leader, U.S. State Department, Western intelligence

By The Free Iranian Staff Grand Ayatollah Sistani, the highest-ranking Shi’a cleric in Iraq, announced his support for the

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An Iraqi protester flashes the V-sign during a demonstration in Baghdad’s Baladiyat distric

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The Iraqi People Rise Up Against their Khomeiniist Occupiers

October 8, 2019October 23, 2019 Editor 157 Views Al-Arabiya, Arba’een, Ayatollah Sistani, cancelled, carrying flags, casualty toll, city of Amara, city of Mash'had, consulate, critical, curfew, Dajla TV, death toll, demonstrate, demonstrators, Dhiqar, Diwaniyah, emergency session, express pride, gunfire, headquarters, highest-ranking, Hilla, Imam Hossein, infiltrated, Iraj Masjedi, Iran-Iraq border crossing at Khosravi, Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, Iraqi Commission for Human Rights, Iraqi diplomats, Iraqi government, Karbala, Kurdish-run NRT, large crowd, meddling, Mohammad Reza Sistani, Moqtada al-Sadr, Najaf, Nasiriyah, nationhood, notorious, number of dead, Opposition leader, parliamentary sessions, peaceful protesters, pilgrims, police officer, popular revolt, provincial council, proxy forces, Qasem Soleimani, quorum, rage, Rifae, roaming the streets, Saudi-owned TV station, set ablaze, Shi’a cleric, Shi’a militia, Shia Imam, Shula, soldiers, son-in-law, suppress the protests, Tahrir Square, targeted, Tehran-linked political parties, Tehran’s agents, Tensions, the region, western Baghdad neighborhood, Zaafaraniya

By The Free Iranian Staff This report is constantly updated; please scroll down for all the latest additions This

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