clerics

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He studied Islamic jurisprudence under several high-ranking clerics, including Khamenei, and held various senior posts in the ministry of intelligence and Office of the Supreme Leader.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

There’s this assembly of experts, 88 senior Shiite clerics who have elected themselves, but they choose who the supreme leader is, right?

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Nine days after US-Israeli strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and plunged the Middle East into war, Shiite clerics convened to choose the country's third supreme leader since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Khamenei leaves behind no apparent successor, largely by design, as he weeded out clerics that could rival his authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Facing each other across a room, two delegations of elite clerics battled over the nature of God.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann