Who Really Rules Iran Now?

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Following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's decision-making has become more decentralized. New leaders among Iranian officials, especially within the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), are now influencing the country's governance.

For decades, power in Iran was centralized in the hands of a single man: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But since his killing at the onset of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28, decision-making in Tehran has become increasingly decentralized, experts say. Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he succeeded his father in early March. In his absence, a cohort of senior Iranian officials have been effectively running the country. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a dominant political player, has now become…