theocracy
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But there are more pressing priorities for Iran's theocracy in this moment.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The elimination of so many Iranian VIPs since last June’s 12-day war has diminished the theocracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Iran’s government is an explicit theocracy with the ayatollah, the supreme leader, maintaining both a religious and political role.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
They’re poignant reminders of a time in L.A.’s Westwood “Tehrangeles” neighborhood when, in the years just after the 1979 Iranian revolution, immigrants here made music while their homeland roiled with ascendant theocracy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
The transformation of Christianity into a sacerdotal theocracy was achieved.
From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste
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