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The Iran Primer

Gaza

Khamenei Comments: Iran on the Rise

            In November, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised Iran’s influence and growing power in the region.

Iran Denies Role in Gaza Crisis

            Senior Iranian officials have vehemently denied any role in the Gaza crisis over the past week.

The Islamists Are Coming

The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.

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