What is a key difference between the theocracies in Iran and Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia combines religious rule with a hereditary monarchy headed by a king. Iran is also a theocracy, but its supreme leader is not a monarch who inherits the throne; the position is selected through a religious-political process. So the key difference is that Saudi Arabia’s theocracy is also a monarchy, while Iran’s is not.

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