Religion’s place in the Iranian political system has long been debated among scholars, but a president who blurs the line has refocused attention on the topic

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This publication is now archived. Who is the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani?He is the most important Shiite cleric in Iraq, where the population is about 60 percent Shiite. The reclusive, Iranian-bor…

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