Written by Sedighe Shahrokhi In March 2020, during the regime’s sham parliamentary elections, the Guardian Council began to sideline the so-called “reformist” faction in accordance with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s orders. Khamenei wanted a parliament full of undisputed loyalists to pave the way for a major purge in the presidential election in 2021, during which he sought to install a “young Hezbollahi government.” In June … Continue reading IRAN: Khamenei’s Attempt for Unity End up With a Divided Hardline Faction