Who rules Iran? : the structure of power in the Islamic Republic

Washington Institute for Near East Policy

2000

239 p.

094402936

Iran's maze of power centers. Introduction -- Formal and informal power structures in Iran : an overview -- Ideological factions among Iran's leadership elite -- The President -- The supreme leader of the revolution -- The constitutional assemblies -- The Revolutionary Armed Security Forces -- A state within a state: the revolutionary foundations -- The Iranian opposition. The lay leaders of the nonviolent, religious, 'semi-opposition' -- The militant Iranian opposition in Iran and in exile -- The internal political power struggle, 1997-2000. A relaxation of tensions -- The retaliation of the tradionalist right -- Challenges and threats to Khatami -- Ongoing struggles for power -- Conclusion : Is Bani-Sadr's past Khatami's future?

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