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...recession is nearing its end. At least, it seems to be. A generally improving trend in the economic data has forecasters saying the downturn will turn into an upturn sometime between early this summer (the optimistic view) and late next winter (the pessimistic...
...hand, inspired little personal adoration. He was known as a tough and effective manager, and a favorite of Ayatullah Khomeini's during the early years of the Islamic republic - especially during the Iran-Iraq war - when he served as Prime Minister. But he had pretty much disappeared from public view for 20 years, living a quiet life as an artist and architect until he re-emerged as a polite prototype of the north Tehran élite. These were people - like the two former Presidents who backed his campaign, Rafsanjani and Mohammed Khatami - who seemed as concerned with Ahmadinejad's crude...
...Became Iran's Supreme Leader in 1989. In the view of most experts, his appointment - by Iran's Assembly of Experts - is attributable to the strength of his relationship with Khomeini rather than his religious credentials, which, among the upper echelon of Iran's clergy, are viewed as comparatively weak...
...View TIME's covers from the 1979 Islamic revolution...
...View TIME's covers from the 1979 Islamic revolution...