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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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The 86-year-old cleric has named three candidates for his replacement, according to multiple media reports, but the names have not been made public.
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Iran’s 'Supreme Leader' likely will dictate its response Much, if not all, of Iran’s response will be dictated not by its civilian government but by Khamenei, the Iranian cleric who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
However, abandoning the country would be a shocking betrayal that the devout cleric will unlikely make.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2025
Those bases are there because those countries are petrified that these – that the Iranian Shia clerics that run that country will attack their country.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
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Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
Iran’s 'Supreme Leader' likely will dictate its response Much, if not all, of Iran’s response will be dictated not by its civilian government but by Khamenei, the Iranian cleric who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 23 June 2025
However, abandoning the country would be a shocking betrayal that the devout cleric will unlikely make.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2025
Those bases are there because those countries are petrified that these – that the Iranian Shia clerics that run that country will attack their country.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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