US Sanctions Put Spotlight On Iran’s International Network Of Religious Seminaries – Analysis

By Frud Bezhan*

(RFE/RL) -- Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran's clerical establishment has used religious organizations to expand its clout abroad.

Key among them is the Al-Mustafa International University, a network of religious seminaries based in the Shi'ite holy city of Qom that has branches in some 50...