Example Sentences
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Many at Sunday’s demonstration were draped in American, Israeli or Iranian flags, the latter emblazoned with a golden lion that represented the traditional banner abandoned when the Islamic Republic came to power.
From Los Angeles Times
Al Qaeda and Islamic State generally view Shiites as infidels and consider Iran a mortal enemy.
From Los Angeles Times
A former military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Ali Larijani leads Iran’s most powerful security body, the Supreme National Security Council, and is Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s chief diplomatic fixer and enforcer.
Before the Islamic Revolution, in the days of the shah, Iran was known as "the policeman of the Gulf".
From BBC
He was chosen by a council of elders to convey the word of God and usher in a global revival of Islamic tradition.
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