A great list of the position of various clerics on the unrest:
http://tehranbureau.com/ayatollah-watch/
To be fair, I think this list uses the title "Grand Ayatollah" and "Ayatollah" too liberally because I do think that all of these clerics have reached such high ranks. Nevertheless, all of these people are senior clerics and the amount of them that are against the regime just shows how little support those in power have left.
Iran's clerics are split and I don't think the regime can expect to survive indefinitely with this little support among the upper clergy. In fact if I had to bet on the overall clerics in Iran, I would say a majority are with the reformists.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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