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Khamenei’s son suspends religious lectures amid succession speculation

Mojtaba Khamenei, a cleric and the son of Iran’s Supreme Leader, has surprised many in Iran by announcing the suspension of his religious lectures, describing the decision as "either ...
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Iran’s House of Cards

Masoud Pezeshkian’s election to Iran’s presidency remains a sideshow to the true contest for power in the Islamic Republic. Who will succeed to the leadership of the regime upon ...
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Could Rouhani or Larijani be Iran’s next supreme leader?

The accident that led to the death of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation in May increased the mystery surrounding the identity of the potential successor ...
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Why Mojtaba Khamenei is unlikely to be Iran’s next supreme leader

The late religious authority Muhsin Al-Tabatabaei Al-Hakim was leader of the hawza (a seminary where Shiite Muslim clerics are trained) in Najaf from 1946 until 1970 and was a ...
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Khamenei’s son maneuvering for power in Iran, Japanese magazine says

Japanese magazine “Sentaku,” in an article on Iran titled “The Secret Darkness Surrounding the Next President,”says Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, is maneuvering to fill ...
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Who Is Vahid Haghanian, The Invisible Hand of Khamenei Now in Iran’s Presidential Spotlight

Vahid Haghanian, known for his close ties to the Iranian regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has decided to enter the presidential race without any prior executive record. Haghanian, a ...
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