: an educated Muslim trained in religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official post
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Mar. 2024
None of that seemed to give the mullahs in power much of a boost.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
The ones then isolated will be the mullahs in Iran and their proxies.
—TIME, 20 Feb. 2024
The mullahs come out of this arrangement, however, largely empty-handed.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
That’s a welcome message aimed at deterring the mullahs in Tehran and their agents.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
No doubt, like other dictators around the world (such as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un), the mullahs have studied recent history and drawn the logical conclusions: Qaddafi and Saddam were overthrown by the United States after giving up their weapons of mass destruction programs.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023
The Iranian mullahs still teach their people about American perfidy by citing the U.S.-backed coup that overthrew Mohammad Mosaddeq in 1953.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023
Over the past 18 months, thousands have taken to the street to demand reforms; the mullahs have responded with lethal force, torture, and public executions.
—Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Mar. 2024
None of that seemed to give the mullahs in power much of a boost.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
The ones then isolated will be the mullahs in Iran and their proxies.
—TIME, 20 Feb. 2024
The mullahs come out of this arrangement, however, largely empty-handed.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
That’s a welcome message aimed at deterring the mullahs in Tehran and their agents.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
No doubt, like other dictators around the world (such as North Korea’s Kim Jong Un), the mullahs have studied recent history and drawn the logical conclusions: Qaddafi and Saddam were overthrown by the United States after giving up their weapons of mass destruction programs.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023
The Iranian mullahs still teach their people about American perfidy by citing the U.S.-backed coup that overthrew Mohammad Mosaddeq in 1953.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023
Over the past 18 months, thousands have taken to the street to demand reforms; the mullahs have responded with lethal force, torture, and public executions.
—Stephen Witt, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
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“Mullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullah. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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