Middle East Public date: 24.08.2017 23:12:18

18 Sep 2011

The end of an era in Iran

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives at the United Nations this week for what promises, once again, to be a belligerent address. Media speculation is sure to focus on his diminishing political fortunes - underscored by tensions with the judiciary over the fate of the two American hikers held since July 2009 - the shifting balances of power within the theocratic state and, as always, Iranian nuclear ambitions. Missing from this narrative is a key point: The Islamic Republic has entered its post-authoritarian stage.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives at the United Nations this week for what promises, once again, to be a...

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