: an educated Muslim trained in religious law and doctrine and usually holding an official post
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The mullahs who ruled in Iran took over during Carter-Mondale.
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Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 2 Oct. 2024
Instead, the policies have only encouraged more malign and destabilizing actions from the mullahs who actually run the country with an iron fist.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
The clerical regime likes to argue that its revolution reclaimed Iran’s independence, but the mullahs have now given a new foreign power several keys to their realm.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
Israel is also being blamed by Iran, the chief supporter of both Hamas and Hezbollah, for the assassination in Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which was announced early Wednesday; the mullahs vow revenge.
—Max Boot, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 2 Oct. 2024
Instead, the policies have only encouraged more malign and destabilizing actions from the mullahs who actually run the country with an iron fist.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
The clerical regime likes to argue that its revolution reclaimed Iran’s independence, but the mullahs have now given a new foreign power several keys to their realm.
—Reuel Marc Gerecht, Foreign Affairs, 7 Sep. 2023
Israel is also being blamed by Iran, the chief supporter of both Hamas and Hezbollah, for the assassination in Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which was announced early Wednesday; the mullahs vow revenge.
—Max Boot, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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“Mullah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mullah. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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