The new secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr is a former senior IRGC commander like his predecessor Mohsen Rezaei and a hardline political operator.
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Iran politics
While the international community awaits resumption of the nuclear negotiations in Vienna, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi continues to fill key posts with notble conservatives.
16 Sep 2021
Reformist politician Masoud Pezeshkian defends Iran's former Rouhani government against charges of incompetence as the Covid vaccination program speeds up under president Raisi.
14 Sep 2021
The once powerful clan of Larijani brothers in Iran have lost another political position and seem to be completely on their out. Some see this as rivalry for the post of Supreme Leader.
06 Sep 2021
With the total takover of power by Iran's hardliners, the once influencial reformists have been marginalized and are soul-searching to find their place in Islamic Republic politics.
02 Sep 2021
A month after his term of office ended, Iran's former president Hassan Rouhani has disappeared from the scene and the Supreme Leader has not appointed him to any new position.
01 Sep 2021
In the first week of Iran's new government, the reformist faction has begun predicting the failure of President Ebrahim Raisi's government, calling for improving ties with the world.
28 Aug 2021
Iran's parliament has approved all of president Ebrahim Raisi's ministerial nominees except one who is a relative of the president and seen as utterly unqualified for the job.
25 Aug 2021
As Iran's parliament debated the approval of the new cabinet, it became clear that key ministers are immune to a rejection and nominees for lesser ministries might be rejected.
24 Aug 2021
Conservative and reformist commentators in Iran express serious concerns about president Ebrahim Raisi's choice of ministers, for their past legal issues and their credentials.
15 Aug 2021