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Hossein Zohrevand
This shift occurs against the backdrop of a joint US-Israeli operation against Iran and the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the conflict. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who was elected as the new supreme leader, remains at the top of the political system, but his role is primarily to legitimize decisions made by generals rather than to issue his own directives, three sources told the agency.
The new supreme leader of Iran, who was seriously injured at the outset of the war, has not appeared in public. Khamenei communicates through IRGC aides or via secure audio channels due to security restrictions, two sources told Reuters.
Power is now concentrated within a narrower circle of figures, including the Supreme National Security Council, the Office of the Supreme Leader, and the IRGC, which dominates both military strategy and key political decisions, Iranian officials and analysts said.
According to agency sources, the IRGC’s ideology effectively shapes strategy, and decision-making is firmly in its hands. Given that Iran is at war and Ali Khamenei is dead, no actor within the system possesses the authority or the ability to resist the IRGC, even if they wished to do so, the sources pointed out.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that Donald Trump had instructed his aides to prepare for a possible long-term blockade of Iran. This measure is intended to weaken the country’s economy and represents a risky attempt to pressure Tehran into accepting US demands regarding its nuclear program, the newspaper noted.
source: reuters.com, wsj.com
The new supreme leader of Iran, who was seriously injured at the outset of the war, has not appeared in public. Khamenei communicates through IRGC aides or via secure audio channels due to security restrictions, two sources told Reuters.
Power is now concentrated within a narrower circle of figures, including the Supreme National Security Council, the Office of the Supreme Leader, and the IRGC, which dominates both military strategy and key political decisions, Iranian officials and analysts said.
According to agency sources, the IRGC’s ideology effectively shapes strategy, and decision-making is firmly in its hands. Given that Iran is at war and Ali Khamenei is dead, no actor within the system possesses the authority or the ability to resist the IRGC, even if they wished to do so, the sources pointed out.
Earlier, The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that Donald Trump had instructed his aides to prepare for a possible long-term blockade of Iran. This measure is intended to weaken the country’s economy and represents a risky attempt to pressure Tehran into accepting US demands regarding its nuclear program, the newspaper noted.
source: reuters.com, wsj.com
