Ali Hameni and the next day in Iran: The “Guardian of the Revolution” at the crossroads of succession

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a top leader of Iran, reappeared publicly last October for the first time in five years, sending a message full of determination. “Israel will not stand for long,” he said in front of thousands of supporters in a Tehran mosque, sending a clear message of conflict. A few days ago, the Israeli army had killed Air Force Hamenei’s longtime ally, Hassan Nasrala, head of Hezbollah. The loss was a heavy personal blow to the Iranian leader. Tehran’s response did not take long: rocket barracks and drones were sent to Tel Aviv to a demonstration of power. But Israeli air superiority and the ineffectiveness of Iranian air defense have shown the limits of the regime’s military power. The Coalition of pro -Roman militias that Hameni had methodically built in recent decades seemed to collapse. The 84 -year -old leader, a hard -core revolutionary with a pragmatist, is now with few strategic choices on the table, a situation -according to the Guardian -tried all over […]
Source: News Beast

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