#iranian-political-succession

#iranian-political-succession

Mearsheimer argues that the idea that the US and Israel are making a safer, more stable Middle East is ludicrous, emphasizing that the real threat comes from their collaboration.

The ambassador's refusal to leave reflects a deeper political contest over legitimacy and authority, as tensions rise between supporters and opponents of Hezbollah amid the ongoing conflict.

Pahlavi pledged to lead a transition to a 'free and democratic Iran.' He called on President Trump to continue the American-Israeli military operation against Iran, in the hope of displacing a regime he decried for placing a 'sea of blood' between itself and its people.

Israeli opinion polls suggest that support for the war is dropping, indicating a shift in public sentiment amidst the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Reza Salehi Amiri stated, 'We are not talking about stone and mortar... We are talking about the memory and history of a people. This stone represents who we are.'

Iran, the officials say, was prepared for this conflict. The command structures built to survive a decapitation strike appear to remain substantially intact, allowing Iranian retaliatory strikes to begin against Israel, Qatar and Bahrain within hours of the initial attacks.

Mojtaba was announced as supreme leader on March 9 after his fellow hardliners rallied behind him to succeed his father. His public response was limited to a written statement on Telegram three days later, intensifying the speculation about how badly he was wounded during Israel's strike on his father's residence.

For about three weeks, Reza Pahlavi... appeared to be the most obvious figure to lead an overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The protests... targeted the whole theocracy and its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

For decades, the son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been a shadowy figure in Iranian politics, rarely seen in public and almost never heard speaking. He has never given interviews, has held no elected office and appears publicly only on rare ceremonial occasions. Even among political insiders, knowledge of his views is fragmentary.