New Supreme Leader Inherits Sprawling, Secretive Office That Dominates Iran
His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had turned what was traditionally a religious affairs office into a shadowy national security juggernaut.
By Neil MacFarquhar · The New York Times – World
His father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had turned what was traditionally a religious affairs office into a shadowy national security juggernaut.