Iran’s supreme leader: I'm not in favor of polygamy - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Al-Monitor Staff

Mar 27, 2018

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a mourning ceremony on the anniversary of the death of Hazrat Fatima, Tehran, Iran. Posted Feb. 17, 2018. — Twitter/@khamenei_ir

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