Hanif Jazayeri

Next month, Ebrahim Raisi, a notorious cleric who took part in the mass murder of dissidents in 1988 and has been an opponent of conciliation toward the West, will become […]

Op-Ed Op-Ed Iranian Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi greets journalists as he arrives to submit his candidacy for Iran's presidential elections at the Interior Ministry ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for June on May 15, 2021, in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi / Getty Images) Next month, Ebrahim Raisi, a notorious cleric who took part in the mass murder of dissidents in 1988 and has been an opponent of conciliation toward the West, will become the next president of Iran.

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