ocr: Iran is a theocracy. An uneasy relationshup exists between the mullahs (their leader exercises supreme authority, in theory) and the secular authorities, headed by an elected president. Main Political Issue Mosque versus secular state The precise division ofpower between the mullahs and the secular state remains ill-defined. Edicts contradicting secular policy are often issued. The result is a tussle over howt to run a modern economy between the conservative clergy on the one hand, and members of the assembly ("Majlis") and reformist politicians, led by. President Rafsanjani, on the other. The ...
