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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Otherwise disparate segments of Iranian society, such as the conservative Bazaari merchants hitherto largely loyal to the clerics and more liberal and secular Iranian youth, shared this overarching goal.
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Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Despite the judiciary appearing to back away from executions, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a hard-line cleric, demanded the execution of protesters in a fiery Friday prayer sermon in Tehran.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
An Iranian cleric has called for the death penalty for protesters detained during a nationwide crackdown amid ongoing unrest against the Islamic regime.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
But since 1979, the Islamic Republic has partially restored Azerbaijani influence, allowing clerics to address constituents in their native language and reintegrating Azerbaijan into central government in Tehran.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
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Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Despite the judiciary appearing to back away from executions, Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a hard-line cleric, demanded the execution of protesters in a fiery Friday prayer sermon in Tehran.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 17 Jan. 2026
An Iranian cleric has called for the death penalty for protesters detained during a nationwide crackdown amid ongoing unrest against the Islamic regime.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
But since 1979, the Islamic Republic has partially restored Azerbaijani influence, allowing clerics to address constituents in their native language and reintegrating Azerbaijan into central government in Tehran.
—Shukriya Bradost, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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