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Iranian supporters of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi demonstrate on June 17, 2009 in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)
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Iranian supporters of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi demonstrate on June 17, 2009 in Tehran, Iran. (Getty Images)

Thirty years after the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian regime remains unable to reconcile its religious and ethical ideals and national aspirations with widely accepted international norms of human rights and the rule of law.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during a trip to the Middle East, recently warned that Iran is on the verge of becoming a military dictatorship and that its International Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is supplanting its government. Do you think this an accurate assessment?

 

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Yasmine | 08:16:10 01:43am
There is a great deal of truth in Hillary Clinton's comments. The IRGs are increasingly gaining political power in Iran, while a majority of the economy is also under their control, either directly or indirectly. Those who view the current tensions in Iran as a struggle between the Ayatollahs and the populace should look deeper and explore the vital role played by the IRG in the Iranian political equation.

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