Khamenei Struggling To Prove Regime Has Legitimacy In Iran – OpEd

By Dr. Majid Rafizadeh*

Iran’s paramount leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say on Iran’s domestic and foreign policies, is facing one of the most volatile and difficult years since he was appointed as the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader in 1989.

Khamenei and his hard-line base are in turmoil because...