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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Iran has employed Al-Mustafa academic and cultural centers in over 30 African countries to train clerics and religious leaders.
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Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
By the 2000s, with the rise of a new cadre of clerics into the ranks of leadership, the existence of Jewish Iranians inside the country became an important symbol, especially in contrast with the absence of Jewish life in other Muslim countries in the region.
—Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
China claims authority to approve the selection of clerics in other religions as well.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Rouhani also appears to be gradually reclaiming the spotlight, despite having being barred last year from candidacy to the Assembly of Experts, the 88-member body of clerics tasked with choosing Khamenei's successor.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
By the 2000s, with the rise of a new cadre of clerics into the ranks of leadership, the existence of Jewish Iranians inside the country became an important symbol, especially in contrast with the absence of Jewish life in other Muslim countries in the region.
—Roya Hakakian, The Atlantic, 10 July 2025
China claims authority to approve the selection of clerics in other religions as well.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 July 2025
Rouhani also appears to be gradually reclaiming the spotlight, despite having being barred last year from candidacy to the Assembly of Experts, the 88-member body of clerics tasked with choosing Khamenei's successor.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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