ASSESSMENTS
The Twisting Maze of Iranian Politics
Jan 14, 2004 | 23:59 GMT
(ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)
Summary
Tensions between Iran's unelected traditionalist and elected modernist clerics have again risen, following the Guardians Council's disqualification of thousands of candidates from the February parliamentary elections. This crisis underscores a structural problem within the Iranian political system. The struggle between the two camps represents an evolution in Shiite political thought and could have widespread ramifications for Iran in its domestic and foreign affairs.
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