: an educated Muslim trained in religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official post
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Iran's mullahs seem hell-bent on crossing the nuclear threshold, having built up their capacity during years of dithering over the Iran nuclear deal known as the JCPOA.
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Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Through these proxies, the mullahs became the kingmakers of Iraq’s factious politics.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, the mullahs, and Kim Jong Un tuned in as well.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 29 June 2024
Iran and the world is at least spared that, but Khamenei and the other mullahs remain, oppressing women, crushing dissent and speech, fomenting terror across the Mideast, and most dangerous of all, still pursuing nukes.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
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Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Through these proxies, the mullahs became the kingmakers of Iraq’s factious politics.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, the mullahs, and Kim Jong Un tuned in as well.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 29 June 2024
Iran and the world is at least spared that, but Khamenei and the other mullahs remain, oppressing women, crushing dissent and speech, fomenting terror across the Mideast, and most dangerous of all, still pursuing nukes.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 May 2024
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“Mullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullah. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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