The 1988 prison massacres at that point, he is already established himself as a thorn in the side of Khomeini and the other members of the IRP who want to keep all of this stuff under wraps. There's actually some evidence that the plan for the executions predates the end of the war. Ebrachim Raisi, the current president of the Islamic Republic, also played a leading role in the 1988 prison massacres.
Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fourth episode in what is now a FIVE-part series. We pick up in the wake of the Islamic Revolution as Khomeini consolidates power, represses his rivals, and confronts an invasion from Saddam Hussein's Iraq. We continue through the Iran-Iraq War, the mass execution of thousands of leftist prisoners, and Khamenei and Rafsanjani's rise to power after Khomeini's death.
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