matters of state

As attorney general, the chief legal adviser to the government, Braverman dealt with highly sensitive matters of state.

It is not the first time ministers have attempted to engage the public directly in matters of state.

Assisted dying has already been one of the main issues where, for secular groups, that presence in parliament and influence over matters of state has been brought into question.

All candidates ultimately must be approved by Iran’s 12-member Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists ultimately overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 85, who maintains final say over all matters of state.

While Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 85, maintains final say over all matters of state, presidents in the past have bent the Islamic Republic of Iran toward greater interaction or increased hostility with the West.