Posts Tagged: Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi

Top Iranian Cleric and Former Chief Justice Shahroudi Dies at Age 70
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, a senior Iranian cleric and a former chief justice, died in Tehran on Monday after a long illness, state media reported. Shahroudi, 70,...

Led by Supreme Leader, Iranian Hardliners, Including Holocaust-Denier Ahmadinejad, Consolidate Political Control
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, announced on Monday a new head of the regime's influential Expediency Council, consolidating the influence of conservative hardliners. The new...