principlist

The offensive, analysts say, has been undertaken by a united front of leading "principlist" figures including the speaker of Iran's parliament, Ali Larijani; a leading parliamentarian,

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 2010

Press conference with principlist faction, Tehran, March 11, 2008.

Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

The osulgaran principlist view “is like a new plant that has flourished, that has just come out of the ground,” Zakani asserted.

Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

MOHAMMAD MARANDI, UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN: Well, I think that the -- the so-called opposition -- I say so-called, because there is no monolithic opposition, and there is no monolithic conservative or principlist movement.

CNN Transcript Jan 04, 2010 2010

I also believe I-- I should add one final point, and that is that, within Iran itself, there are -- we shouldn't be speaking about the government and the opposition, because within the, let's say, the conservative groups or the principlist movements, there's no consensus.

CNN Transcript Jan 01, 2010 2010

I also believe I-- I should add one final point, and that is that, within Iran itself, there are -- we shouldn't be speaking about the government and the opposition, because within the, let's say, the conservative groups or the principlist movements, there's no consensus.

CNN Transcript Jan 04, 2010 2010

Already the right wing had wisely engineered every advantage for itself, and there was no disguising the official preference for the “principlist” faction supporting Ahmadinejad.

Let the Swords Encircle Me Scott Peterson 2010

MOHAMMAD MARANDI, UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN: Well, I think that the -- the so-called opposition -- I say so-called, because there is no monolithic opposition, and there is no monolithic conservative or principlist movement.

CNN Transcript Jan 01, 2010 2010

Mousavi himself says he's a reformist principlist.

Shirin Sadeghi: Iranian Election: Massive Campaign Rallies Are Reminiscent Of The Revolution 2009

He's a principlist conservative -- goes back to the principles of the Revolution and Imam Khomeini (as many Iranians refer to the Ayatollah).

Shirin Sadeghi: Iranian Election: Massive Campaign Rallies Are Reminiscent Of The Revolution 2009