INSIGHT

Mysterious ultraconservative clerical party arises in Iran

Behrouz Turani
Behrouz Turani

Iran International

Senior Iranian clerics in a political gathering in 2020.
Senior Iranian clerics in a political gathering in 2020.

A shadowy new ultraconservative party calling itself the Society of Revolutionary Clerics is staking a place in Iranian politics well to the right of Saeed Jalili, the main standard bearer of opposition to the current relatively moderate government.