...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan.The abbreviation
IRGCis the same idea as
Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term
Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either
Duceor
Führeror maybe both. They hate
presidential election has kicked off with a leading military figure -- who previously served as the country’s defense minister -- officially announcing his bid for the top political office.Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan’s name had been doing rounds for many months as a probable contender for the presidency and he finally made it official on Tuesday.
Dehghan, 64, who presently serves as the top military adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
...the very aged actual dictator of Iran, successor to Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini...
, is believed to have the backing of the latter as well as the support of revolutionary guards (IRGC).
Iran will go to polls on June 18 next year to elect a new government as incumbent President Hassan Rouhani
...Iran's
moderatepresident, which he is, relative to his predecessor, which doesn't mean he's anything but a puppet of the nearest holy man...
’s reformist government completes its two terms.
Rouhani’s government has been under severe pressure at home since the US’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal in 2017, followed by re-imposition of sanctions.
It was clear that the wind is blowing in favor of conservatives after they swept the parliament elections earlier this year with an overwhelming majority.