So no, that’s also not how that works. The Supreme Leader directly appoints and can dismiss at will 6 of the 12 members of the Council of Guardians that decides who can and cannot run for elected office. The Chief Justice appoints the other 6 but he is also directly appointed and can be dismissed by the Supreme Leader. Opposition candidate are routinely prevented from running. The Assembly of Experts selects and can dismiss the Supreme Leader but those members also have to be approved by the Council of Guardians so they’re all loyalists. The supreme leader is legally considered "inviolable", with Iranians being routinely punished for questioning or insulting him. Oh, he’s also the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian armed forces too. He is not just a pope-like figure, he is the highest authority in the country with effective control over every government position and policy. Effectively, a dictator.
The Reuters article shows more about the Guardian Council.
Since pretty much every single thing I’m finding is talking about it and showing real people and reporting on news about it, about you tell the class why you think it’s all fake?
He was not the head of Shia Islam he was a grand Ayatollah, think of that as the head judge of a Supreme Court, an Ayatollah can be thought of as a judge who has spent their whole life dedicated to the study and application of religious law. Any time he makes a legal decision called a fatwa it is for people who choose to follow his, for lack of a better term, legal philosophy. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was arguably the second most important grand Ayatollah in Shia Islam, he just also happend to be the Supreme leader of Iran. The most important Ayatollah is Ayatollah Sistani in Iraq.
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normanwall@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 131d
robocall@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 131d
Don't forget bombing hospitals
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 25 pts · 131d
"The problem is that they are too stupid to know they should be scared of me." - Trump
No, they aren't. The problem is that they are smart enough to know how stupid HE is.
lemmyng@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 131d
They're certainly smart enough to know he's scared stupid of them.
desiccated_event@piefed.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 131d
This is what is known as 'tact'.
horn_e4_beaver@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 131d
But did he even say "thank you" to the Iranians?
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 131d
Israel was still launching missiles during ceasefire talks btw.
Including women and children, there was more than 300 killed and 1,150 injured people.
In case you thought for a moment Zionists will let US leave their war.
GalacticSushi@piefed.blahaj.zone · 11 pts · 131d
Mr. Personality Vance ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -6 pts · 131d
"Spiritual leader" is a huge stretch, dude was their dictator.
marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today · 39 pts · 131d
AnalogJack@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 131d
So no, that’s also not how that works. The Supreme Leader directly appoints and can dismiss at will 6 of the 12 members of the Council of Guardians that decides who can and cannot run for elected office. The Chief Justice appoints the other 6 but he is also directly appointed and can be dismissed by the Supreme Leader. Opposition candidate are routinely prevented from running. The Assembly of Experts selects and can dismiss the Supreme Leader but those members also have to be approved by the Council of Guardians so they’re all loyalists. The supreme leader is legally considered "inviolable", with Iranians being routinely punished for questioning or insulting him. Oh, he’s also the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian armed forces too. He is not just a pope-like figure, he is the highest authority in the country with effective control over every government position and policy. Effectively, a dictator.
marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today · -9 pts · 131d
Soup@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 131d
I’ll do it for the other guy.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/supreme-leader-of-Iran
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/inside/govt.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran
marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today · -7 pts · 131d
Soup@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 131d
https://mumbai.mfa.gov.ir/en/generalcategoryservices/16250/government-of-iran
So…the very first page here talks about part of it but leaves out the Guardian Council thing and its influence.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-presidential-election-process-2024-06-25/
The Reuters article shows more about the Guardian Council.
Since pretty much every single thing I’m finding is talking about it and showing real people and reporting on news about it, about you tell the class why you think it’s all fake?
marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today · -4 pts · 131d
Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club · 7 pts · 131d
If you call your debate opponent anything like "little buddy", "sweetheart", etc., you instantly lose the argument.
johsny@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 131d
Huh, til. Thanks!
S491@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 130d
He was not the head of Shia Islam he was a grand Ayatollah, think of that as the head judge of a Supreme Court, an Ayatollah can be thought of as a judge who has spent their whole life dedicated to the study and application of religious law. Any time he makes a legal decision called a fatwa it is for people who choose to follow his, for lack of a better term, legal philosophy. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was arguably the second most important grand Ayatollah in Shia Islam, he just also happend to be the Supreme leader of Iran. The most important Ayatollah is Ayatollah Sistani in Iraq.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 0 pts · 131d
Less power than the Pope since the Vatican is its own city-state.
Eta so extremist, he's the one standing between Iran and nuclear weapons, just like his father, peace be upon him.
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -1 pts · 131d
marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 131d
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · 0 pts · 131d
marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 131d
FiniteBanjo@feddit.online · -2 pts · 131d
marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 131d