Who’s Boss in Iran? https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2014/07/whos-boss-in-iran/

July 31, 2014 | Frederick W. Kagan
About the author: Frederick W. Kagan is the Christopher DeMuth scholar and director of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute.

Western analysts and negotiators posit a split in Tehran between President Rouhani (moderate) and Supreme Leader Khamenei (hardline). In reality, the latter is firmly in control. 

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