Tehran is a Different Beast Now

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An analysis argues that Iran’s leadership and political landscape have been transformed by the February war and the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. It says Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father, while the Islamic Republic has endured longer than the United States and Israel expected.

The Tehran that the world knew is gone. It died in the fires with former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war in February. His son and new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei — wherever he is and in whatever physical condition — witnessed his father, wife, and other close family members die in the same airstrike that wounded him. The White House believed that the conflict would last only a few weeks, but the Islamic Republic has proven less fragile than anticipated by the United States and Israel, who now must deal with surviving Iranian leaders The post Tehran is a Different Beast Now appeared first on War on the Rocks.