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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his ballot during the parliamentary and key clerical body elections at a polling station in Tehran on March 1, 2024.  (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei casts his ballot during the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Tehran on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)
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Ahmad Hashemi
Former Research Fellow
Ahmad Hashemi
Commentary
5 Min Read
Iranians attend an annual rally commemorating the 1979 Islamic Revolution with portraits of Iranian Leaders in the background on February 11, 2024, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
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Iranians attend an annual rally commemorating the 1979 Islamic Revolution with portraits of Iranian Leaders in the background on February 11, 2024, in Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
ahmad_hashemi
ahmad_hashemi
Ahmad Hashemi
Former Research Fellow
Ahmad Hashemi
Commentary
9 Min Read