Guardian Australia · Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

The rise and fall of Iran’s ruthless and pragmatic Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

· By Jasonburke
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The radical cleric took over as supreme leader in 1989 and is likely to be replaced by hardline figures

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