EURASIA REVIEW Courtesy: Eurasia Review
30 May 2013

Iran: A Civilization Goes To The Polls – Analysis

Eurasia Review, a news and analysis, website republished an article by Somasekhar Sundaresan on the June 14 presidential election in Iran. He identifies certain underlying factors of the current political scenario, all of which hint that there is more to this election than what meets the eye.

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4 December 2012

The Larijani factor in Iranian politics

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, Ali Larijani, will soon visit India. Given that he enjoys Iran's Supreme Leader's confidence, and is Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s rival, he’s likely to be visiting India not just as a Speaker, but also as a key strategist of the Islamic Republic, and a messenger of Khamenei.