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Alex Vatanka
AcademicCenter
Alex Vatanka is a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.
Notable Quotes
"The real question is whether Khamenei’s death takes the air out of the IRGC — the force that actually runs Iran — or whether they close ranks and harden."View Story →
"The real question is whether Khamenei’s death takes the air out of the IRGC."View Story →
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