IRGC Amassing Power in Parliament An airline executive with a long military record assumes an influential legislative post, expanding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ political clout.
Mohammad Saeed Ahadian: The Majles, the Media, and the Qalibaf Connection Parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf is filling top posts with friends and confederates such as Ahadian, an in-law of the supreme leader’s.
Ali Motahari’s Double-Edged Sword Scrutiny of the outspoken Tehran MP’s family ties and business holdings shows him to be in collusion with the very individuals he publicly criticizes.