
Iran’s ‘hardliners’: who they are, what they believe and why they matter
In Iran, the ‘hardliners’ are a politically powerful group who follow the strict principles of the 1979 revolution.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

In Iran, the ‘hardliners’ are a politically powerful group who follow the strict principles of the 1979 revolution.

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