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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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But a Shiite cleric named Ruhollah Khomeini denounced the unequal pact, saying that an American dog in Iran was treated as more valuable than an Iranian citizen — and his criticism helped propel him to leadership of the opposition and ultimately to the Islamic Revolution.
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Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Following the war, this cleric held a series of senior intelligence roles, including director general of intelligence for Qom province, starting in 1991.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Even the most die-hard anti-American cleric in the Iranian political system did not harbor illusions that Iran could defeat the United States in conventional ways.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Following the war, this cleric held a series of senior intelligence roles, including director general of intelligence for Qom province, starting in 1991.
—Mehrzad Boroujerdi, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
Even the most die-hard anti-American cleric in the Iranian political system did not harbor illusions that Iran could defeat the United States in conventional ways.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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