Sheik Fasil was considered close to the commander of the 101st Airborne at the time, Maj.
He is considered close to Ayatollah Khamenei, who has the final word on state matters.
But under Suleiman's reign at the intelligence service, such assurances were considered close to worthless.
But another, Timothy, metropolitan of Vestra, is considered close to Israel.
(Mr. Ruan is also considered close to China's foreign policy establishment).
Lodhi was replaced by cabinet secretary Nargis Sethi, who is considered close to Gilani.
The yoga guru, known popularly as Sri Sri and considered close to prime minister Narendra Modi's government, was initially defiant.
Not everyone in this group should be considered close to big banks or Wall Street more generally.
So far, a score of people considered close to Mr. Lee have been indicted or convicted on corruption charges.
Antony and Cleopatra, in its ambiguities and irony, has been considered close to the Euripidean line of bitterness and detachment.
Michael Short, a White House press aide considered close to Priebus, resigned on Tuesday after Scaramucci publicly spoke about firing him.
