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[Regnum] Political and military power in Iran has passed into the hands of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) amid conflict with the United States and Israel and the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Reuters reported this on April 28.
It is noted that under wartime pressure, power has become concentrated within a small, inner circle of high-ranking officials from the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), the Office of the Supreme Leader, and the IRGC. The IRGC effectively dominates military strategy and key political decisions.
| The better to kill you with, my dears. It’s not paranoia if we really are out to get you… |
It is clarified that the current Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is at the helm of Iran's power system. However, his role is to legitimize the decisions made by IRGC generals, rather than to issue his own orders.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US believed Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was alive, but it was unclear whether he had the same authority as his father, Ali Khamenei, and who was running the country.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died on February 28 as a result of Israeli and US airstrikes against Iran.
| A roundabout way to say they found him, they killed him. |
His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been Iran's new supreme leader since March 8. According to The New York Times, Khamenei was injured in the attack on Ayatollah Mojtaba's residence, including severe burns to his face. The newspaper's sources claim that Khamenei requires serious medical attention. He has not spoken publicly because the burns make it difficult for him to speak, and he is awaiting plastic surgery. He has also undergone several surgeries on an injured leg.
In early April, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Khamenei's health was fine and he would soon be able to appear in public.
On April 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to convey his best wishes to Khamenei.
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