Iran's "War Cabinet" Election Begins

Hossein Dehghan enters the race for Iran's presidency in a likely sign of the framework of the 2021 presidential election, one defined by a perceived need for military experience.

Hossein Dehghan, former IRGC Air Force Brigadier General, former Vice President, former Minister of Defense, and now presidential candidate.

In the lightest terms, the past year has been one of the worst in modern Iranian history. At least, the worst one not marked by a war of attrition with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. Anti-government protests leaving hundred…