The Supreme Leader’s Shadow: The Power, Politics and Paradox of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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The Supreme Leader’s Shadow: The Power, Politics and Paradox of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

March 1, 2026
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In the volatile theatre of Middle Eastern geopolitics, few figures have wielded as much enduring influence as Ali Khamenei. For more than three decades, the Supreme Leader of Iran has stood at the intersection of religion and state, ideology and strategy, resistance and repression. Whether admired as a guardian of

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