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Transcript: In Iran, Supreme Leader Wields True Power
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- February 13, 2008
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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
02-13-2008
In Iran, Supreme Leader Wields True Power
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time 11:00-12:00 PM
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STEVE INSKEEP, host:
It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm Steve Inskeep.
RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
And I'm Renee Montagne.
If the U.S. wants to improve relations with Iran, it can only happen with the approval of the man we'll profile next. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is Iran's supreme leader.
INSKEEP: His power is exactly what the job title suggests. An Iranian analyst named Said Laylaz says Khamenei controls everything from Iran's nuclear program to foreign policy.
Mr. SAID LAYLAZ (Iranian Analyst): Only supreme leader in the country is ...
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