Behind the closed doors of Iran\u2019s Assembly of Experts, the reported choice of Mojtaba Khamenei signals a stunning turn toward dynastic rule in a system born from revolution against monarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The son of the dead supreme leader, long seen as a shadowy power broker with deep ties to the Revolutionary Guard,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
now appears thrust into the center of a nation in free fall, still reeling from a decapitation strike and raining missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yet his elevation, if confirmed, raises more questions than it answers. Iran\u2019s constitution never promised a bloodline succession; its clerical elite have long scorned hereditary rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many inside the regime may see Mojtaba as continuity, but millions outside their circle remember the<\/p>\n\n\n\n
brutality of his father\u2019s era. In the streets, in prisons, in exile, Iranians will judge whether this is stability\u2014or the start of an even darker chapter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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