Expediency Council

Middle East’s Shiite Powerhouse

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Iran, the Middle East’s second largest power by economy and population, is the Shiite Muslim rival of regional Sunni giant Saudi Arabia. Iran has the region’s second largest economy after Saudi Arabia. With 79.11 million inhabitants (2015, World Bank), it is also the second most populous country in the Middle East, after Egypt. A founding … Read more

Tributes For Ex-Iran President

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led tributes to former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has died at the age of 82. Ayatollah Khamenei hailed a “companion of struggle” despite their differences, saying this was a “difficult” loss. President Hassan Rouhani praised Mr Rafsanjani as a great man of the Islamic revolution. The government … Read more