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Jiang's description of Iran's system, where ultimate authority is religious and vested in the Ayatollah, even though republican offices also exist.
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Islamic republic
Jiang's description of Iran's system, where ultimate authority is religious and vested in the Ayatollah, even though republican offices also exist.
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Jiang defines Iran's president as more like the country's CEO while the Ayatollah is the real sovereign authority, representing God and the Quran and holding ultimate veto power.
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The speaker describes the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution as a political earthquake that overturned the prior separation of religion and politics and replaced monarchy with an Islamic Republic.
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"...the Iranian political system, it's kind of strange because it's an Islamic republic. And what that means is that the ultimate authority is God,..."
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"...Ayatollah. Now, this presents a problem for Iran because it's an Islamic republic. It's supposed to be under the rule of God, right? And..."
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"Then this is Egypt. You have Yemen here, Oman. This is the Strait of Hormuz. And this is the Suez Canal. Okay? The Red..."
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"...98 % of the people of Iran voted to install an Islamic Republic to replace their monarchy and this was completely unexpected and this..."
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"...now taken is done to eliminate the regime of, of the Islamic Republic. And therefore, this is an existential war. Therefore, just go for..."
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"...Revolutionary Guard Corps has a responsibility to protect the revolution, the Islamic Republic. Okay? Which means ultimately that they are Khamenei's private army. They..."
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