My question is, Does Vatican have centrifuges? (To go with its subterfuges, its enemies would say)
At one level, the close ties between Rome and Tehran reflect the often under-appreciated fact that both the Vatican and post-revolutionary Iran are basically theocracies, representing spiritual traditions — Catholicism and Shia Islam — that have a surprising amount in common.
Also, which has the bigger police force?
Source: The bond between the Vatican and Iran is a partnership destined to endure | Crux
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