Khamenei and Iran’s Military Lock Arms with ‘Moderate’ President-Elect, Signaling Little Hope for Change

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday heaped praise on the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as a way to lay down the law for his “moderate” successor, President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian. The powerful Iranian military has announced its readiness to cooperate with Pezeshkian, which can be understood in the following sense: he You better […]