I do not believe they consider themselves a caliphate.
I believe the structure of their government can be used to
deny what I am saying, but at the end of the day the
Mullah’s can do whatever they want.
They get the final say. I don’t believe that any non firm
Islamic adherent is allowed to be in a command position.
Mosques are taking over a lot of Christian churches in the US
at this time. Check that out if you think Islam expects to
live side by side with Christian churches.