Iran at crossroads 25 years after Khomeini

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https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PCjb.ydoGsN4SmPianCUEQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/b257d46fb691fdf129c22725fc2d87657e6c693d.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/iran-crossroads-25-years-khomeini-033516134.html)A quarter of a century after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's death, Iran remains at a crossroads in navigating its way out of eco**mic and diplomatic troubles, against a backdrop of political infighting. Wednesday marks 25 years of the Islamic republic without its founder, the charismatic spiritual and political leader who remains ever-present on bank **tes, portraits in public ******s and countless posters. Khomeini is held in awe by the revolutionaries for toppling a US-backed dynasty, with the stated mission of ridding Iran of what he deemed Western decadence and poiso**us corruption in government. Dina Esfandiary, an Iran expert at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, believes Tehran's regional influence has taken a beating, with support for its traditional ally Syria, which is engulfed in a civil war, proving exhausting.




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