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Irans Ayatollah Khamenei moves to usher in new generation of revolutionaries

Irans Ayatollah Khamenei moves to usher in new generation of revolutionaries
Al-Monitor - When Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei,the final decision-maker on major matters of state, recently announced there would be a second step of the Islamic revolution,details were vague. However, on Feb. 11,Ayatollah Khameneis website published a comprehensive statement on the second step.


Accompanying the statement was anillustration ofAyatollah Khamenei taking a stepforward while leading a group of engineers, scientists and athletes. The illustrationwent viral, asit contained only one cleric. Absent were the representations of the septuagenarian clerics who run most of Iran'smajor power centers. The group surroundingAyatollah Khameneiwas exclusively made up of young individuals.

Ayatollah Khameneis second stepthus appears intended to usher in a new generation of revolutionaries committed to the principles of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. These youths will carry the torch of the revolution, as the clerics who overthrew the monarchy 40 years ago age. The statement on the second stepcontains 41 references to the youth. This promptedmedia discussion and analysis on the roles of youths, particularly amongconservative media outlets, which typically are more keen to advertise statements byAyatollah Khamenei.

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